Storms, wind, fire danger, freeze possible in area
Ponca City Now - April 13, 2014 10:34 am
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
920 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
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920 AM CDT SUN APR 13 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN…
WESTERN…CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA…AND WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
.THUNDERSTORMS…
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.
BY 3 PM…A STRONG COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES. STRONG
TO SEVERE STORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS OVER 70 MPH AND LARGE HAIL
UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 35. THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS LOW.
.SEVERE OUTLOOK…
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
EAST OF A LINE FROM ENID TO CHICKASHA TO DUNCAN.
.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT…
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS
NORTHERN…CENTRAL…AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA SHOULD PREPARE FOR
SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS FROM 3 TO 10 PM.
.FIRE WEATHER…
VERY DRY…HOT…AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF WILDFIRES
IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON.
A COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS BY LATE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH
HIGHER HUMIDITY.
.STRONG WINDS…
STRONG NORTH WINDS…WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH….WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
.FREEZING TEMPERATURES…
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA…AND THEN AGAIN ACROSS MUCH OF OKLAHOMA AND
PORTIONS OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS BY TUESDAY MORNING. PROTECT TENDER
VEGETATION.