Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
201 FLUS44 KOUN 062101 HWOOUN Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 401 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-072115- 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- 401 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight... .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across Oklahoma and western north Texas should prepare for severe weather operations. .Thunderstorms... A significant severe weather outbreak, with potentially two rounds, is expected to impact Oklahoma and possible far northern Texas through the evening hours. The atmospheric environment will support storms with strong, long-lived tornadoes, destructive very large hail, and damaging wind gusts 80 mph or greater. Thunderstorms will develop across northwest and west-central Oklahoma through late afternoon, moving eastward into central and northern Oklahoma during the evening. An isolated storm or two is also possible farther south across southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas. A potential second round of severe thunderstorms appears possible across central into south central and southeast Oklahoma late evening and overnight. .Excessive Rainfall... Long-lived severe thunderstorms could produce rainfall amounts of two to four inches, with locally higher amounts possible. Excessive rainfall could lead to flash flooding this afternoon and into tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday... .Thunderstorms... Strong to severe storms are possible across southeast Oklahoma Wednesday afternoon. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook. $$