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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1227 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

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1227 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK COVERS NORTHERN...WESTERN...
CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AFTER 7 PM
THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...AND AFTER 1 AM TONIGHT
ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN...NORTHERN...AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY DRY...STABLE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVENT
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

TONIGHT...ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AS AN
INCREASING LOW LEVEL JET BRINGS DEEPER MOISTURE AND BETTER INSTABILITY
NORTHWARD. LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF A KNOX CITY TO ALTUS TO LAWTON
TO ADA TO PONCA CITY LINE HAVE THE BEST SHOT FOR STORMS...MAINLY
AFTER 1 AM CDT TONIGHT.

IF STORMS DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEY MAY BE STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE
WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF HALF DOLLARS AND LOCALLY HEAVY
DOWNPOURS AS THE MAIN HAZARDS. THERE WOULD BE A LOW CHANCE
FOR DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AS WELL. NO TORNADOES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT THURSDAY MAY 23.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...40 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...20 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE CLEAR BOGGY CREEK NEAR CANEY
IN ATOKA COUNTY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT ACROSS FAR SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA AND FAR WESTERN TEXAS WITH
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN HAZARDS.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT. A FEW STRONG TO PERHAPS SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
DURING THIS TIME FRAME.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED BY 5 AM
THURSDAY.

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MBS/MAXWELL