Rains throughout the month brought widespread moderate improvements to the drought. Most of these improvements were seen over northern and central Oklahoma, which experienced above normal precipitation for the month.
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The episode as NWS OUN wrote it up.
Rains throughout the month brought widespread moderate improvements to the drought. Most of these improvements were seen over northern and central Oklahoma, which experienced above normal precipitation for the month.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 9:55 PM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 1055 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 .AVIATION... LOW CLOUDS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT WITH FAIRLY WIDESPREAD MVFR/IFR CIGS BY SUNRISE. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING WITH VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL SITES BY MIDDAY. TSTMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE AFTN/EVE OVER THE HIGH PLAINS AND WILL INCLUDE PROB30 FOR NW OK SITES LATE IN PD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 930 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014/ .DISCUSSION... EARLIER SHOWERS HAVE DISSIPATED AS PLANNED. NO FURTHER RAIN IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. ALL ATTRIBUTES OF THE FORECAST APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AT THIS TIME...AND NO CHANGES ARE PLANNED THIS EVENING. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 617 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014/ AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE EVENING. MOIST CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN MVFR/IFR CIGS AT MOST SITES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNRISE BECOMING VFR BY MIDDAY. PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 203 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014/ DISCUSSION... THE MAIN CONCERN IS SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING...A FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY EAST OF I-35 CLOSER TO A MID/UPPER LOW AND IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA NEAR AN OLD MCV/MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE FROM CONVECTION THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN THE HIGH PLAINS. NO STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE. CONVECTION SHOULD QUICKLY DISSIPATE TOWARDS SUNSET WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...PATCHY FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ONCE AGAIN WITH ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE...ESPECIALLY 4 AM TO 10 AM. THINK CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN RAINFREE...THOUGH PATCHY LIGHT DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR IN A FEW AREAS. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS FROM ANOTHER DISSIPATING COMPLEX MAY MOVE INTO NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA TOWARDS SUNRISE. DID NOT MENTION PRECIPITATION AS CHANCES OF OCCURRENCE SEEMS TO BE TOO LOW TO MENTION...LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL IS THE MAIN CONCERN...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA. FIRST DEVELOPMENT MAY OCCUR IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS OR THE PANHANDLES AROUND 4 PM...THEN MOVE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. STRONG SHEAR AND MODERATE INSTABILITY SUPPORT A FEW SUPERCELLS INITIALLY WITH LARGE HAIL...POSSIBLY VERY LARGE...AS THE MAIN HAZARD...POSSIBLY DEVELOPING INTO ONE OR MORE CLUSTERS OR BOWS WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL AS THE MAIN HAZARDS. THE BETTER STORM POTENTIAL LOOKS TO BE IN KANSAS WHERE CAPPING WILL BE WEAKEST...HOWEVER SOME HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS HINT THAT STORMS MAY TRY TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. WENT ON THE LOW SIDE OF MODEL GUIDANCE RAIN CHANCES WITH CAPPING AS A CONCERN...KEEPING THE HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES OVER NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. STORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT WILL BE MAINTAINED BY A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS MAY BE NEAR ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. MONDAY...A FEW STORMS MAY LINGER IN THE NORTHEAST HALF OF OKLAHOMA DURING THE MORNING. CAPPING SHOULD LIMIT STORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THOUGH WOULD NOT BE COMPLETELY SURPRISED IF A STORM OR TWO DEVELOPED IN NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...MORE HOT AND MUGGY WEATHER IS EXPECTED. CAPPING APPEARS TO BE TOO STRONG FOR STORM DEVELOPMENT. WENT TOWARDS THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE HIGHS DUE TO ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. SOME TRIPLE DIGITS MAY OCCUR ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY...KEPT STORM CHANCES DURING THIS TIME FRAME AS A NEARBY FRONT AND SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCES MAY PROVIDE A FOCUS FOR ROUNDS OF STORMS. SOME STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR...THOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE AVERAGE. MBS && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... OKLAHOMA CITY OK 67 87 70 90 / 10 10 10 10 HOBART OK 65 90 69 94 / 10 10 10 10 WICHITA FALLS TX 68 92 72 95 / 0 10 0 0 GAGE OK 65 92 68 96 / 10 10 30 10 PONCA CITY OK 67 88 69 92 / 10 10 40 30 DURANT OK 68 85 71 88 / 20 10 10 10 && .OUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...NONE. TX...NONE. && 23/02
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 925 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-011015- 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- 925 PM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN... WESTERN...CENTRAL...AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA...AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THROUGH TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGH PLAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS MAY ENTER WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL. AREAS ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A CHEROKEE TO SEILING AND CHEYENNE LINE...HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING IMPACTED BY SEVERE STORMS. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS LATE NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. GET GRAPHICS AND MORE DETAILS AT WEATHER.GOV/NORMAN...AND FOLLOW OUR WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE ON TWITTER AND FACEBOOK.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
46 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) to D2 (severe) across the county.
Drought conditions improved slightly. The western portions of the county changed from D4 (exceptional) to D3 (extreme), while eastern portions remained in D4 (exceptional) conditions.
Drought conditions improved. Northern parts of the county went from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe) drought, resulting in D2 (severe) conditions across most of the county.
Drought conditions remained in the D2 (severe) to D3 (extreme) range, with a slight reduction in the D3 (extreme) coverage.
D2 (severe) drought conditions were all but removed, leaving only D1 (moderate) drought conditions.
D2 (severe) and D3 (extreme) drought conditions were all but removed, leaving only D1 (moderate) conditions, as well as a small sliver of D2 (severe) conditions along the northern edge of the county.
Drought conditions improved slightly in norther portions of the county, where conditions changed from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe). The rest of the county remained in D3 (extreme) drought.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe).
Drought conditions improved slightly. D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) conditions retreated southwest, leaving D3 (extreme) and D2 (severe) conditions in their place.
D4 (exceptional) drought conditions remained in place.
D3 (extreme) drought conditions retreated westward a bit. The rest of the county remained in D2 (severe) drought.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe) conditions.
Drought conditions improved. D4 (exceptional) conditions were reduced to a small area, leaving D3 (extreme) and D2 (severe) conditions in its place.
Drought conditions across northwest portions of the county were reduced from D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) to D2 (severe), while the rest of the county remained in D3 (extreme) drought.
Drought conditions improved dramatically from D3 (extreme) to just D1 (moderate) and a little bit of D2 (severe).
D2 (severe) and D3 (extreme) drought conditions were all but removed, leaving only D1 (moderate) drought conditions.
Drought conditions improved significantly, going from D4 (exceptional) to D2 (severe).
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) conditions persisting.
Drought conditions in southern parts of the county improved from D4 (exceptional) to D3 (extreme), while the rest of the county remained in D4 (exceptional) drought.
Drought conditions improved significantly, going from D4 (exceptional) to D2 (severe).
D2 (moderate) conditions in northwest portions of the county were removed, leaving the entire county drought free.
Southern portions of the county saw conditions improve from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe). The rest of the county continued in D3 (extreme) conditions.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) conditions persisting.
Drought conditions retreated southwest, going from D2 (severe) and D3 (extreme) to D1 (moderate) and D2 (severe).
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe).
D3 (extreme) drought conditions retreated to the northeast, leaving most of the region with D2 (severe) conditions.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D2 (severe) and D3 (extreme) conditions persisting.
Drought conditions improved across southern portions of the county, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe). The rest of the county remained in D3 (extreme) drought.
Drought conditions improved slightly in southwest portions of the county, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe). The rest of the county remained in D3 (extreme) conditions.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) conditions persisting.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) to mostly D2 (severe). A small area of D3 (extreme) drought remained in western portions of the county.
Most of the county remained in D3 (extreme) conditions. Northern parts of the county saw a slight improvement to D3 (severe) conditions.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe) and D1 (moderate).
Drought conditions drastically improved as D3 (extreme) drought was removed leaving the entire county drought free.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) conditions persisting.
D3 (extreme) drought conditions retreated to the northeast, leaving the rest of the county with D2 (severe) conditions.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) conditions persisting.
D2 (severe) drought conditions retreated to the west, leaving most of the region with D1 (moderate) or less conditions.
Drought conditions improved, going from D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe).
D4 (exceptional) drought conditions were reduced, with D3 (extreme) conditions filling in.
Drought conditions improved. D3 (extreme) conditions in northwest portions of the county gave way to D2 (severe) conditions, leaving the county with D2 (severe) and D1 (moderate) conditions.
D3 (extreme) drought conditions retreated to the south. The rest of the county remained in D2 (severe) drought.
Drought conditions remained the same, with D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) conditions persisting.
Drought conditions remained mostly the same, with D2 (severe) and D3 (extreme) conditions persisting. D2 (severe) conditions did reduce slightly, giving way to D1 (moderate) conditions in eastern portions of the county.
Drought conditions improved significantly, going from D4 (exceptional) and D3 (extreme) to D2 (severe).
Drought conditions improved, going from D4 (exceptional) to D3 (extreme) and D2 (severe).
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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