Hail in Oklahoma, April 3, 2003

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
340 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED PRECIP CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO EASTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE CLEAR SKIES HAS RESULTED IN
DESTABILIZATION ACROSS WESTERN PARTS OF THE FA.  EXPECT STORMS
TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ALONG DRYLINE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING WITH HIGHEST SEVERE RISK ACROSS SOUTHWEST OK AND
WESTERN NORTH TEXAS.  THINK WITH THE LOSS OF HEATING THAT
SEVERE RISK WILL DECREASE.

WILL GO WITH A DRY FORECAST FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND WILL
STAY CLOSE TO MAV GUIDANCE NUMBERS FOR HIGHS AND LOWS.  COLD
FRONT SHOULD CLEAR MOST OF FA BY LATE AFTERNOON FRIDAY.

BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AS FRONTAL BOUNDARY
LIFTS BACK NORTH SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPS TO THE WEST IN RESPONSE TO STRONG WESTERN TROUGH.  AVN AND
ETA BRING FRONT THROUGH WESTERN PARTS OF FA QUICKER
THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST SO WILL LOWER HIGHS ACROSS NORTHERN SECTIONS
ON SUNDAY.  LOOKS LIKE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE
ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AFTER FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY...EXPECT MAINLY
DRY CONDITIONS WITH A GRADUALLY WARM-UP STARTING TUESDAY.

FCSTID = SIX

OKC  57 73 45 69 /  20 10 10 20
HBR  52 72 44 69 /  30 10 10 20
SPS  55 75 46 73 /  30 10 10 20
GAG  47 69 37 62 /  00 10 10 20
PNC  55 67 38 64 /  20 10 10 20
DUA  61 78 50 74 /  20 20 10 20

.OUN...
OK...NONE.
TX...NONE.

OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-041300-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
239 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

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 SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST
OF A LINE FROM CHEROKEE...TO WATONGA...TO LAWTON...TO WICHITA FALLS.

TIMING...
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE STORMS...IF STORMS OCCUR...WILL BE
BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
STORM SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS IN AND NEAR THIS AREA
MAY NEED TO IMPLEMENT SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

DISCUSSION...
A DRYLINE CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER DEFINED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
OKLAHOMA AND THE EASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE. THE DRYLINE AT MID
AFTERNOON WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE FROM FREEDOM...TO REYDON...TO
CHILDRESS AND WILL MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH
DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW 60S IN MANY LOCATIONS TO THE EAST OF THE
DRYLINE. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO BACK AND AFTERNOON HEATING CAUSING THE
DESTABILIZATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE. THE
INSTABILITY AND WIND SHEAR WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED SUPERCELLS...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT.

THUNDERSTORMS ALSO MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN OKLAHOMA...AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE
ELEVATED...AND THUS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE SEVERE.

PROBABILITY TABLE...
VALID THROUGH 700 AM CST FRIDAY APRIL 4.
PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING IN THE
              NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA...100 PERCENT.
PROBABILITY OF SEVERE STORMS IF STORMS OCCUR...50 PERCENT.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
WARM...WINDY...AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE DANGER
AGAIN TODAY OVER WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND PARTS OF WESTERN NORTH
TEXAS...WEST OF THE DRY LINE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY
FOR THESE AREAS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN OUR FIRE
WEATHER PRODUCTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...
THERE WILL BE A LINGERING CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY MORNING
OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THAT AREA.
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY
AS THE FRONT LIFTS BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TOWARD THE AREA...AND
A MODERATELY STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND...MAINLY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY.

OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE NEXT TUESDAY MORNING OVER PARTS OF NORTHERN AND
WESTERN OKLAHOMA.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE ISSUED AT 7 AM
FRIDAY APRIL 4.

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OKZ035>038-032200-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...CORRECTED UGC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
302 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALTUS AT 258 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY ACROSS
JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE ALTUS AREA. LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST INTO KIOWA...TILLMAN AND COMMANCHE COUNTIES AFTER
345 PM.

OKC055-065-075-141-032200-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
302 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS CENTERED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
ALTUS AT 258 PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE INTENSIFYING AND COULD BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY ACROSS
JACKSON COUNTY INCLUDING THE ALTUS AREA. LARGE HAIL WOULD BE THE PRIMARY
THREAT WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
MOVING NORTHEAST INTO KIOWA...TILLMAN AND COMMANCHE COUNTIES AFTER
345 PM.

OKZ035-032330-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
431 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

AT 431 PM...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES WEST OF
ROOSEVELT. THIS STORM HAS INTENSIFIED AND COULD BECOME SEVERE AS IT
MOVES NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN KIOWA COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM AND BE ALERT FOR
WARNINGS OR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS STORM APPROACHES.

SMITH

OKZ023-032330-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
448 PM CST THU APR 3 2003

AT 448 PM...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED BETWEEN BABBS AND
ROOSEVELT IN KIOWA COUNTY. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CADDO COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM AND BE
ALERT FOR WARNINGS OR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.