Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1155 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-121000- HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-GARFIELD-NOBLE- ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-CUSTER-BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-BECKHAM- WASHITA-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND- POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-JACKSON-TILLMAN- COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-COTTON-JEFFERSON- CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-WILBARGER- WICHITA-KNOX-BAYLOR-ARCHER-CLAY- 1155 AM CDT THU JUL 11 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN... CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA. DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL BE WEAK...STRONG HEATING AND WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG SURFACE BOUNDARIES WILL ALLOW WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND SHEAR WILL REMAIN WEAK AND ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ISOLATED STRONG STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ALONG WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. PROBABILITY TABLE... VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT FRIDAY JUL 12. PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...80 PERCENT. PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...15 PERCENT. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF OKLAHOMA...MAINLY EAST OF AN ALVA TO WATONGA TO LAWTON LINE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK... DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN LOW. OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER... HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS OF THE HEAT. TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF OUTSIDE TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE...AND USE SUNSCREEN. IT IS ALSO ADVISED TO MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE ACCESS TO SHADE AND FRESH WATER. THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM FRIDAY.
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Tiffany Gibson
Tiffany Gibson has worked for The Oklahoman since August 2011 and is a member of the enterprise team and digital desk. In addition to writing and web editing, she creates interactive features for NewsOK.com and assists with data visualization and... Read more ›
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