Severe Thunderstorm Warning 203, NWS Norman, OK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
205 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2000

..UPDATED TO ADD FFA CODING AT THE BOTTOM..

TOO MANY THINGS TO DISCUSS..AND NOT MUCH TIME TO COVER IT ALL.
IMMEDIATE CONCERNS FOCUS ON SVR WX AND HEAVY RAINFALL POTENTIAL THRU
TONITE. RATHER POTENT SVR WX EPISODE APPEARS TO BE SHAPING UP FOR
MUCH OF OUR SWRN ZONES THRU THIS EVENING.  NUMEROUS OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES..ENHANCED LOW LEVEL HELICITY INVOF WARM FRONT AND
INCREASINGLY STRONG DEEP LAYER STORM RELATIVE FLOW SHUD LEAD TO
NUMEROUS SUPERCELL STORMS..WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SUSTAINED
TORNADIC STORMS INVOF BOUNDARIES THRU LATE EVENING.  HEAVY RAINFALL
IS A BIT MORE TRICKY. BOTH THE ETA/AVN SWING THE NOSE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL JET INTO OUR SWRN ZONES BETWEEN 00-06Z.  THIS SUGGESTS THAT
THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING WUD BE NORTH..OR SOUTH..OF
THIS AXIS.  THE KEY PLAYER WILL BE WHERE THE LOW LEVEL FOCUS FOR
MASS INFLOW SETS UP DURING THE EVENING.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL
LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA..BUT WILL WAIT UNTIL
ISSUANCE TIME TO FINE TUNE THE EXACT COUNTIES.

BEYOND TONIGHT..THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO CAMP OUT NEAR THE AREA
FOR A FEW DAYS WITH A SLOW EWD DRIFT.  THE COLD FRONT CURRENTLY
ENTERING NW OK HAS PUT THE BRAKES ON ATTM..BUT SHUD START TO MAKE A
MOVE EWD THIS EVENING.  WILL BRING THE FRONT TO ROUGHLY A
KPNC-KOKC-KSPS LINE BY AROUND 12Z MON..WITH TEMPS LOWER THAN FWC
NUMBERS BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH THE UPPER LOW IN THE AREA..CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE THRU ABOUT TUES.
THEREAFTER..THE CHANCES FOR PRECIP SHUD DIMINISH.  A WEAKENING MID
AND UPPER CIRCULATION WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY CLOSE TO THE FA..BUT
THE SFC FRONT SHUD SAG SWD WELL INTO TX AND LA..THUS TAKING DEEPER
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY WITH IT.

THANKS FOR COORD WITH ICT.
 MILLER

PRELIM NUMBERS..SUBJECT TO CHANGE..
OKC   58  69  57  69 / 100  70  60  40
HBR   56  62  55  65 /  90  70  60  40
SPS   60  70  56  70 /  90  70  60  40
GAG   47  56  45  62 / 100  70  60  40
PNC   61  70  56  70 / 100  70  60  40
DUA   65  78  58  72 /  50  80  60  40

.OUN...
OK...OKZ017>020-023>030-033>041-044>046-050.
TX...TXZ083>090.

OKZ004-009-014-301510-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
940 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2000

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 222 IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
HARPER... ELLIS... vAND ROGER MILLS COUNTIES IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1157 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2000

TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1152 AM    4 S GOTEBO                OK   .88 INCH HAIL
04/30/00   KIOWA                          HAM RADIO REPORT

JL

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-301915-

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
100 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2000

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.  THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS SOUTH AND
WEST OF A LINE FROM MANGUM...TO LAWTON...TO ARDMORE...TO MARIETTA.
ELSEWHERE...A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EXISTS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS ALL OF THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN
OKLAHOMA.

DISCUSSION...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...WITH A SURFACE LOW
NEAR LUBBOCK TEXAS. A DRYLINE WAS LOCATED ACROSS WEST TEXAS...AND
SEVERAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WERE LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A WARM FRONT WAS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD NEAR
THE RED RIVER...AND A COLD FRONT WAS ENTERING NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA.
THIS COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM APPEARS READY TO PROVIDE A RATHER
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EPISODE FOR MUCH OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS
AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WELL INTO
TONIGHT.

ONGOING ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL CONTINUE
TO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL THIS AFTERNOON...AND
OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...THE MAIN BOUT OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
STRONG INSTABILITIES WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MODERATE RISK AREA BY
LATE AFTERNOON AND WIND SHEAR PARAMETERS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE STORMS BY EVENING.  SUPERCELL STORMS WILL BE
LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA FROM LATE AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE EVENING...WITH AN ATTENDANT THREAT OF VERY LARGE HAIL
AND WIND DAMAGE.  IN ADDITION...FAVORABLE STORM RELATIVE WINDS
THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE...AND STORM INTERACTION WITH
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA...WILL BE SUPPORTIVE OF
A FEW TORNADIC SUPERCELLS.

ACROSS THE SLIGHT RISK AREA...THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE
LARGE HAIL AS THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED
NORTH OF THE SURFACE WARM FRONT.  HOWEVER...A MAJOR CONCERN
OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOOD PRODUCING RAINFALL
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...MAINLY ALONG AND
NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSTATE 44 CORRIDOR.

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTER GROUPS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA...PARTICULARLY IN WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVATION THROUGH TONIGHT.

 MILLER

LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
223 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2000

TIME (CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1230 PM    1 NE COWDEN               OK   .75 INCH HAIL
04/30/00   WASHITA                        PUBLIC REPORT

1225 PM    5 SSW GOTEBO              OK   .88 INCH HAIL
04/30/00   KIOWA                          HAM RADIO REPORT

1200 PM    3 W MOUNTAIN VIEW         OK   .88 INCH HAIL
04/30/00   KIOWA                          HAM RADIO REPORT

JL