Tornado Warning 40, NWS Norman, OK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
353 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

.DISCUSSION...
THE LARGE MCS OVER OUR WESTERN COUNTIES WILL FURTHER COMPLICATE AN
ALREADY COMPLICATED FORECAST. THE BEST GUESS AT THIS POINT IS THAT
THE MCS WILL DRAG ITSELF SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS
MORNING AS IT SLOWLY WEAKENS. A SUBTLE JET MAX THAT SEEMS TO BE
SHOWN ON WV SATELLITE MAY CAUSE A TEMPORARY FLARE-UP ON THE LINE
OF CONVECTION EARLY THIS MORNING... ALTHOUGH ITS EFFECTS MAY
INSTEAD BE TOO FAR WEST TO MAKE MUCH DIFFERENCE.

BY AFTERNOON... MODELS AGREE ON A STRONG SHORTWAVE LIFTING
NORTHEAST FROM THE BASE OF THE SLOWLY RETROGRADING LONGWAVE TROUGH
TO OUR WEST. THEY ALSO ALL PORTRAY A BULGING DRYLINE JUST WEST OF
OUR SOUTHWEST COUNTIES. THIS ALL POINTS TO YET ANOTHER ROUND OF
SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING... PARTICULARLY
IN THE AREA COVERED BY THE SPC MODERATE RISK. LARGE VALUES OF
PRECIPITABLE WATER AND THE PROBABILITY OF TRAINING STORMS SUGGEST
THAT SOME AREAS WILL RECEIVE QUITE HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVY RAIN IS UNCERTAIN DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY
THAT CONVECTION WILL FIRE CLOSER TO A RESIDUAL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
INSTEAD OF -- OR IN ADDITION TO -- THE DRYLINE.

AFTER TONIGHT... THERE ARE STRONG INDICATIONS THAT THE ENTIRE
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE SLOWER TO ADVANCE EAST... SO A FEW
MODIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO POPS... WEATHER... QPF... AND EVEN
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS SLOWER PROGRESS.
HOWEVER... DUE TO LIMITED TIME FOR THIS FORECAST... NO SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES WERE MADE PAST DAY 3. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED TO EVALUATE
THE NEED TO EXTEND POPS LATER IN THE WEEK.

UNLESS THE WEATHER SYSTEMS DO SOMETHING COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED... A
FLOOD WATCH APPEARS INEVITABLE AT SOME POINT WITHIN THE NEXT DAY
OR TWO. REPEATED MCS EVENTS OVER NEARLY THE SAME AREAS SHOULD
RESULT IN LARGE AMOUNTS OF TOTAL RAINFALL... SOMEWHERE IN OUR CWA. HPC
GUIDANCE SHOWS A LARGE AREA OF 5- TO 6-INCH AMOUNTS ACROSS WESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS OVER THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. THIS
SEEMS QUITE DOABLE IF THE SYSTEM IS AS SLOW TO MOVE OUT AS THE
MEDIUM-RANGE MODELS NOW SUGGEST. THE CURRENT UNCERTAINTY WITH
LOCATION AND QUANTITY OF PRECIPITATION PRECLUDES A WATCH AT THIS
TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
OKLAHOMA CITY OK  80  65  78  63 /  50  70  70  60
HOBART OK         83  63  75  60 /  60  60  60  70
WICHITA FALLS TX  84  68  80  63 /  40  60  60  60
GAGE OK           80  58  73  52 /  70  60  60  60
PONCA CITY OK     82  67  79  62 /  50  70  70  70
DURANT OK         85  68  83  67 /  30  50  40  40

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1215 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-071200-
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-
1215 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

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

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

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA...AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS COVERS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.

LOCATION...
THE MODERATE RISK IS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM SEYMOUR TO ELECTRA IN
TEXAS...TO CHICKASHA...GUTHRIE...AND PONCA CITY IN OKLAHOMA. THIS
INCLUDES WESTERN PORTIONS OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

TIMING...
AT MIDDAY...STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WERE ONGOING IN NORTHWEST
OKLAHOMA...AND THESE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE MUCH OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND MAY PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ACROSS THE
RISK AREA SHOULD PLAN FOR SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE THEM INTO THE NIGHT.

IMPACTS...
HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS... WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH...
AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS.

DISCUSSION...
A LARGE...AND SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO
INTERACT WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY...TO PRODUCE A
THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND
SHEAR WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING A FEW
SUPERCELLS...BUT UPPER LEVEL LIFT WILL JUST BRUSH THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. THUS...THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL
DEPEND LARGELY ON SURFACE BOUNDARIES AND HEATING.

HEATING IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SUFFICIENT TO BREAK THE CAP IN CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND INTO THE AREA NEAR WICHITA FALLS TEXAS.
THUNDERSTORMS INITIATED BY HEATING WILL LIKELY BE SCATTERED. DEEP
LAYER WIND SHEAR DECREASES FARTHER EAST...BUT LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR
WILL BE STRONG THROUGHOUT THE REGION. STORM INTERACTIONS MAY
DETERMINE THE DOMINANT STORM MODE...BUT A FEW SUPERCELLS ARE
LIKELY...WITH THREATS FOR LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
TORNADOES.

A MORE CONCENTRATED THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
IN THE WESTERN PARTS OF THE MODERATE RISK AREA THIS AFTERNOON...
WHERE A DRYLINE AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL PROVIDE FOCUS FOR
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. DEEP LAYER WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT MORE
ORGANIZED SUPERCELLS IN THIS AREA...PARTICULARLY OVER SOUTHWEST
OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS...WHERE THE CAP STRENGTH MAY KEEP
STORMS MORE ISOLATED. HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE...VERY DAMAGING
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS...AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL LIE ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...AND MAY BE A
FOCUS FOR STRONGER LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR. IF AN ISOLATED SUPERCELL
CAN BE MAINTAINED ALONG THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARY OR JUST AHEAD OF THE
DRYLINE...ONE OR TWO STRONG TORNADOES MAY OCCUR. STORMS WILL MOVE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST...WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS APPROACHING
INTERSTATES 44 AND 35 DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CDT SUNDAY MAY 6.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...80 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE LOCAL FLOODING IN AREAS THAT ARE
AFFECTED BY REPEAT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
FROM MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TO THE
WEST MOVES SLOWLY EAST. DAY TO DAY CHANGES IN THE LOCATION OF A WEAK
COLD FRONT AND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL AFFECT THE MOST LIKELY
LOCATIONS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. THUNDERSTORMS MAY
PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY.

ALONG WITH THE SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK... THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN
DEVELOPING WHICH MAY LEAD TO FLOODING.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
NONE.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
MONDAY. MORE FREQUENT UPDATES MAY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.

CJS/RS/BURKE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
129 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ014-061900-
ROGER MILLS OK-
129 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ROGER MILLS COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DEMPSEY AT 129 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTH AT 30 MPH. THE STORM WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 283 NEAR AND JUST
NORTH OF CHEYENNE. VERY  HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL ARE LIKELY.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

BURKE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
135 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ006-007-061900-
ALFALFA OK-GRANT OK-
135 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ALFALFA AND GRANT COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF MANCHESTER AT 135
PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. SMALL HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN
ARE LIKELY.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

BURKE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
136 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ033-034-036-TXZ083-084-087-061915-
JACKSON OK-GREER OK-HARMON OK-HARDEMAN TX-FOARD TX-KNOX TX-
136 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR FOARD...GREER...HARDEMAN...
HARMON...JACKSON AND KNOX COUNTIES.

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEGUN TO DEVELOP IN THE EXTREMED EASTERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE AND WESTER TEXAS FROM NEAR CHILDRESS... TO WEST OF
PADUCAH... TO NEAR ASPERMONT. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AND
MAY BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY AS THEY MOVE INTO EXTREME WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

PEOPLE IN FOARD...GREER...HARDEMAN...HARMON...JACKSON AND KNOX
COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITY OF QUANAH...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MAXWELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
147 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ009-010-061915-
WOODWARD OK-ELLIS OK-
147 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR ELLIS AND WOODWARD COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF HARMON AT 147
PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

BURKE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
151 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ033-034-061915-
GREER OK-HARMON OK-
151 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR GREER AND HARMON COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 29 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HOLLIS OR
NEAR CHILDRESS TEXAS AT 151 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS STORM MAY MOVE INTO HARMON COUNTY AS EARLY AS 230 PM.

PEOPLE IN GREER AND HARMON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

MAXWELL

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
218 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

OKZ009-014-021-061945-
ROGER MILLS OK-BECKHAM OK-ELLIS OK-
218 PM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR BECKHAM...ELLIS AND ROGER
MILLS COUNTIES.

A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM 7 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF HARMON TO 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SWEETWATER AT 218 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

BURKE