Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
Issued by NWS Oklahoma City, OK
318 FLUS44 KOUN 061232 HWOOUN Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Norman OK 732 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-071245- 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- 732 AM 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...Today and Tonight... .SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT... Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across our Oklahoma and western north Texas should prepare for severe weather operations this afternoon and evening. .Thunderstorms... A significant severe weather outbreak, with potentially two rounds, is expected to impact Oklahoma and potentially western north Texas this afternoon and through the evening and result in strong, long-lived tornadoes, very large to giant hail two to four inches in diameter, and damaging wind gusts 80 mph or more. Explosive thunderstorm development is likely to begin mid- afternoon to early evening over western Oklahoma, with some potential for an initial round of tornadic supercells to affect the I-35 corridor near rush hour. The second round of severe thunderstorms appears to move into north and central Oklahoma early evening into the overnight hours. Storms are forecast to continue tonight as they progress eastward and exit our forecast area early Tuesday morning. The tornado risk will increase late evening and into the overnight hours. .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. $$