2 products issued by NWS for:
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Norman OK 738 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-190045- 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- 738 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern... western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight... No hazardous weather is expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday... .Thunderstorms... Thunderstorms will be possible late Sunday across western and northern Oklahoma and portions of central Oklahoma. Some of these storms could become severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts as the potential severe hazards. Thunderstorms could also return on Tuesday through Thursday and a few of them late Tuesday could also become severe mainly east of I-35. Get graphics and more details at weather.gov/norman...and follow our weather forecast office on Twitter and Facebook. $$
Air Quality Alert
OKZ019-024>029-182015- Logan-Canadian-Oklahoma-Lincoln-Grady-McClain-Cleveland- Including the cities of Guthrie, Yukon, Concho, El Reno, Mustang, Oklahoma City, Chandler, Stroud, Prague, Meeker, Davenport, Wellston, Chickasha, Tuttle, Purcell, Newcastle, Blanchard, Norman, and Moore 306 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT SATURDAY... The following statement was issued by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality from 10 AM to 10 PM CDT Saturday. An Air Quality Alert for Ozone has been issued for Saturday for the Oklahoma City Metropolitan area due to expected high concentrations of ozone. Persons with existing heart or respiratory ailments should reduce physical exertion and outdoor activity. The general public is encouraged to help alleviate the problem by reducing vehicle miles traveled by riding the bus...carpooling...or avoiding unnecessary trips. The public is also asked to avoid refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours...and to avoid the use of two cycle engines such as lawn mowers... motorcycles...weed trimmers...and outboard engines. It is also advised to limit outdoor burning. For hourly updates on concentrations and possible health warnings, telephone the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality at 405-702-4100. For more information on health effects, call the American Lung Association of Oklahoma at 405-748-4674 $$