Tornado Warning 48, NWS Norman, OK

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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
1053 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

OKC141-050403-
/O.EXP.KOUN.TO.W.0048.000000T0000Z-220505T0400Z/
Tillman OK-
1053 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TILLMAN COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
1100 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3430 9878 3428 9883 3438 9890 3444 9886
      3438 9868
TIME...MOT...LOC 0353Z 158DEG 18KT 3439 9884 

$$

Mahale

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Norman OK
638 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

...New AVIATION...

.MESOSCALE UPDATE FOR Severe Thunderstorm Threat...
Issued at 1226 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

Regional satellite/radar show convective trends increasing over
western/southwestern Oklahoma. A complex warm front structure
exists with convective reinforcement/outflow, but the effective
front appears to be oriented from roughly Harmon County to McClain
County... to north of Ada. Three hour temperature changes are now
pushing 15 degrees along the Red River as warm/moist air
advection is well underway. Visible satellite imagery shows
gradually increasing vertical development of cumulus fields over
north Texas, and a transition to stable wave clouds over
southwestern Oklahoma...indicative of low level shear.

All of these current trends suggest an increasing threat of
elevated hailstorms north of the progressing warm front within the
next 1-3 hours. This risk of surface based convection will
increase notably as the boundary layer recovers along/south of the
warm front over southern-central Oklahoma by/after 3 PM. All
hazards would be possible with any discrete supercells that can
form in this environment.

Convection allowing models continue to show a strong signal for
additional organized severe convection to approach southwestern
Oklahoma and western north Texas by 00z, again with all severe
weather hazards possible. This activity expected to grow upscale
into a linear complex as it approaches central Oklahoma later this
evening. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding will become an
increasing danger as this subsequent round of convection
progresses across the area.

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.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Thursday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

The atmosphere remains primed with abundant moisture and moderate to
strong instability for numerous storms including supercells to
develop through tonight.  Much of the severe activity will be along
and south of an advancing warm front currently stretched across the
Red River where lower 70s dewpoints are in place.  Latest RAP has a
good handle on the warm front, lifting it into southern Oklahoma to
stretched just south of the I-40 corridor by early evening.  As a
result, the highest risk for severe storms will be along and south
of I-40, with all hazards possible including hail up to baseball
size, while DCAPE values will support severe downburst gusts and
deep-layer shear will be sufficient for tornado development with
some of these supercells.  The tornado risk will increase even more
this evening across southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas where
a low-level jet will start up increasing the low-level shear.  Also
by evening, outflow boundaries from earlier storms could also
reinitiate storms.  Heavy rainfall with these storms will also
result in risk of flash flooding and river flooding.  A bullseye of
near 2-inch column PW values across the eastern half of Oklahoma
would be the most likely area for flooding with 2-4 inches storm
total accumulations possible.  As a result, all of central and
southeast Oklahoma will have the highest risk for flooding.  A cold
front will start digging through tonight with the surface low
preceding it. Will continue to see isolated severe storms persist
ahead of the front with perhaps a final squall line along the
frontal boundary.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through next Tuesday)
Issued at 324 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

By Thursday evening into Friday, expecting the upper low over
northern Oklahoma & Kansas to be exiting the Central Plains into the
Midwest region as our upper flow transitions into a ridge pattern,
while high pressure starts building in down at the surface.  The
ridging should keep us dry through Monday with a warming trend.
Although temperatures should be nearly seasonably average for early
May on Friday, a return of gusty south winds on Saturday will raise
temperatures well above average, to downright hot across our west
well into the 90s with a few of our western north Texas counties
approaching triple digits.  Our "hot" trend will continue Sunday and
Monday with all of western north Texas and adjacent Oklahoma
counties with triple digit highs and well in the 90s across the
remainder of our Oklahoma counties.  Overall, MaxT's on Sunday &
Monday could be as much as 20 degrees warmer than climatically
average for early May afternoons.  South winds on Saturday will also
bring a return of gulf moisture transport up through the Southern
Plains forming a dryline across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandles, while
models suggest the dryline advancing further across westcentral
Oklahoma by Sunday afternoon with models keeping it stretched across
western Oklahoma through Monday.  However, NBM keeps the dryline
entirely across far western Oklahoma, so some uncertainties with the
dryline position on Sunday.  Will see at least 60s dewpoints east of
the dryline, although both GFS & ECMWF are projecting higher to near
70 degrees, so need to watch that trend.  Increasing muggy air and
lots of instability east of the dryline with Saturday looking
strongly capped.  However, will need to keep an eye on a weaker cap
Sunday due to diurnal afternoon heating, but due to uncertainties at
this time will not introduce any storm POPs.  The return of south
winds will also bring a return of a strong southerly low-level jet
each night, so we will see windy conditions increasing each day with
Monday possibly reaching wind advisory criteria.  With a dryline
across our west by Sunday and gusty winds may also increase fire
weather conditions across our west on Sunday & Monday afternoons.
However, fire weather will be conditional based on how much rainfall
accumulated across our west during the short term of the forecast.
By Monday we also get into a southwest flow aloft pattern as a large
amplitude trough starts digging across the western half of the
country.  Could see a short-wave propagate through the trough on
Tuesday with low storm POPs across our area.  Did go higher with the
windspeeds this weekend through early next week using the NBM 90th
percentile in the wind grids.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 633 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

Ongoing showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread across
much of the forecast area through the evening and overnight. Large
hail will be a threat with the stronger storms, especially along the
warm front (stretching approximately from central Oklahoma down
through southwest Oklahoma). Meanwhile MVFR to IFR ceilings and
patchy fog will persist through the night. A cold front will move
through late tonight, bringing north winds and sweeping convection
off to the east.

Day

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Oklahoma City OK  60  71  49  77 /  90  40   0   0
Hobart OK         56  74  46  82 /  80  30   0   0
Wichita Falls TX  61  79  51  85 /  70  30   0   0
Gage OK           48  66  42  83 /  80  30   0   0
Ponca City OK     58  69  49  74 / 100  50  10   0
Durant OK         64  79  53  82 /  90  80  10   0

&&

.OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for OKZ006>008-011>013-
     017>020-023>032-037>048-050>052.

TX...Flood Watch through Thursday morning for TXZ086-090.

&&

SHORT TERM...68
LONG TERM....68
AVIATION...14

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Norman OK
1210 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-051715-
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-
1210 PM CDT Wed May 4 2022

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northern...
western...central...and southern Oklahoma...and western north
Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight...

.Thunderstorms...
Several rounds of severe storms continue to be possible through
early Thursday.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening
with severe storms likely. The highest potential for severe
weather is in parts of southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas.
Hail up to the size of baseballs and damaging winds are possible
this afternoon and evening. There is also the potential for
tornadoes this afternoon and evening with a medium risk generally
along and south of I-40 but the highest potential is expected in
parts of southwest Oklahoma and western north Texas.

Severe storms will then be possible later this evening into
Thursday as a cold front moves across the area. Damaging winds and
hail up to the size of ping pong balls will be possible with this
activity. A tornado or two embedded in this line of storms can not
be ruled out but the higher chances for tornadoes will be with the
earlier activity previously mentioned.

Conditions will continue to change throughout the day so check the
forecast often for the latest information and stay weather aware.

.Heavy Rain...
Dangerous flash flooding may accompany heavy rainfall today through
tonight.

.SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STATEMENT...
Storm spotter groups and emergency management personnel across
Oklahoma and north Texas should prepare for severe weather
operations through tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday...

.Thunderstorms...
Severe thunderstorms may continue across southeastern Oklahoma
during the first half of the day Thursday. Damaging wind gusts and
hail up to the size of quarters will be the main threats.
Low thunderstorm chances return Tuesday.

.Heavy Rain...
Heavy rain which could cause flooding will remain possible Thursday
morning.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
625 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0624 PM     TORNADO          5 W MAUD                35.13N 96.87W
05/04/2022                   POTTAWATOMIE       OK   BROADCAST MEDIA

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
757 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0754 PM     HAIL             2 1 MADGE               34.90N 99.92W
05/04/2022  E1.75 INCH       HARMON             OK   PUBLIC

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
813 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0810 PM     TORNADO          4 S CROWELL             33.95N 99.79W
05/04/2022                   FOARD              TX   STORM CHASER

            TORNADO HAS LIKELY BEEN ON THE GROUND SINCE
            ENTERING FOARD COUNTY.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
850 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0838 PM     TORNADO          4 SE THALIA             33.91N 99.51W
05/04/2022                   FOARD              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
912 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0905 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SE TECUMSEH           35.22N 96.90W
05/04/2022                   POTTAWATOMIE       OK   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOUSE DAMAGE AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ON SKAGG
            CITY RD ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OF HWY 9.
            REPORTED AT 9:05 PM.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
921 PM CDT WED MAY 4 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0918 PM     TORNADO          LOCKETT                 34.08N 99.39W
05/04/2022                   WILBARGER          TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO SEVERAL STRUCTURES IN THE TOWN OF
            LOCKETT.

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