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Tornado Watch from the Storm Prediction Center

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 108 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 535 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL KANSAS WESTERN AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA EFFECTIVE THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY MORNING FROM 535 PM UNTIL 100 AM CDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 65 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 35 MILES NORTH OF CLINTON OKLAHOMA TO 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF CHANUTE KANSAS. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 106...WW 107... DISCUSSION...TSTMS HAVE FORMED IN THE PAST HALF HOUR ALONG LOW-LVL CONFLUENCE AXIS OVER N CNTRL OK. TWRG CU EXTEND SSW FROM THAT AREA ALONG DRY LINE INTO SW OK. SFC-BASED CU ALSO ARE APPARENT ALONG W/E FRONT OVER S CNTRL/E CNTRL KS. DESPITE APPARENT RIDGING ALOFT /PER WV IMAGERY/...COMBINATION OF STRONG INSTABILITY AND LOW-LVL CONFLUENCE MAY SUPPORT SUSTAINED STORMS/POSSIBLE SUPERCELLS WITH LARGE HAIL/LOCALLY DMGG WIND THROUGH LATE EVE. WHILE LOW-LVL SHEAR ATTM IS SOMEWHAT MARGINAL FOR TORNADOES...EXPECTED STRENGTHENING OF 850-700 MB FLOW AFTER DARK INTERACTING WITH EXISTING SUSTAINED STORMS MAY YIELD A THREAT FOR TORNADOES. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 550. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025.

National Weather Festival-Oklahoma

Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday November 6th for the National Weather Festival. The free event will run from 9am until 1pm at the National Weather Center in Norman.

If you haven't had a chance to visit us, this is a great opportunity for you and the whole family. There will be plenty of activities to keep weather fans of all ages interested, busy and entertained.

One of the highlights will be the Storm Chaser/Spotter Car Show. We've made some big changes to the show for this year and we now have a category specifically for storm spotters. Feel free to pass this along to anyone who might be interested in showing off their vehicle. We'll have more details and registration information on the web page soon.

Keep an eye on the webpage at www.nationalweatherfestival.org for the latest news and information. You can also get updates via Twitter (follow @nwf2010) and on the festival's Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=294325310404

Thanks

Rick
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Rick Smith
Warning Coordination Meteorologist

Tornado Watch for Oklahoma

Event: Tornado Watch
Alert:
TORNADO WATCH 653 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
OK

. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ALFALFA CRAIG GARFIELD
GRANT KAY NOBLE
NOWATA OSAGE OTTAWA
PAWNEE WASHINGTON

Nowcast as of 6:25 PM CDT on September 10, 2010

Now
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are moving east across North Texas this evening... extending from near Olney to east of Abilene at 625 PM. Although most of the showers and thunderstorms will remain south of Archer and Clay counties... isolated showers and storms will be possible across Archer and southern Clay counties of North Texas early this afternoon. Farther north... a cold front extends from Kansas into the Oklahoma Panhandle and will move southeast into northwest Oklahoma this evening. Meanwhile... a dryline extended from near Cherokee to near Altus Oklahoma. Showers and thunderstorms may begin to develop along the cold front in Kansas and into northern Oklahoma this evening. If thunderstorms do develop this evening... atmospheric instability remains high and severe weather will be possible. Those planning outdoor activities this evening across northern Oklahoma should monitor the weather.

Watches, Warnings or Advisories for Oklahoma-NWS

Watches, Warnings or Advisories for Oklahoma
This page shows alerts currently in effect for Oklahoma .

Last updated: 11:06 CDT on 07-16-2010
Heat Advisory
Issued: July 16 at 4:13AM CDT
Expiring: July 18 at 7:00PM CDT
Issued by NWS Norman-Oklahoma City
Areas affected:Alfalfa; Atoka; Blaine; Bryan; Caddo; Canadian; Carter; Cleveland; Coal; Comanche; Cotton; Custer; Dewey; Garfield; Garvin; Grady; Grant; Hughes; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnston; Kay; Kingfisher; Kiowa; Lincoln; Logan; Love; Major; Marshall; McClain; Murray; Noble; Oklahoma; Payne; Pontotoc; Pottawatomie; Seminole; Stephens; Tillman; Washita; Woods; Woodward


Excessive Heat Warning
Issued: July 16 at 11:06AM CDT
Expiring: July 16 at 7:00PM CDT
Issued by NWS Tulsa
Areas affected:Adair; Cherokee; Choctaw; Craig; Creek; Delaware; Haskell; Latimer; Le Flore; Mayes; McIntosh; Muskogee; Nowata; Okfuskee; Okmulgee; Osage; Ottawa; Pawnee; Pittsburg; Pushmataha; Rogers; Sequoyah; Tulsa; Wagoner; Washington

On a personal note: Local TV stations are warning of heat indicies between 105-115F.

Excessive Heat Warning~NWS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1130 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
OKZ017>020-023>032-038>042-044>046-050-TXZ090-160000-
/O.CON.KOUN.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100716T0000Z/
BLAINE-KINGFISHER-LOGAN-PAYNE-CADDO-CANADIAN-OKLAHOMA-LINCOLN-
GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-HUGHES-COMANCHE-
STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COTTON-JEFFERSON-CARTER-LOVE-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATONGA...KINGFISHER...GUTHRIE...
STILLWATER...ANADARKO...YUKON...EL RENO...MUSTANG...
OKLAHOMA CITY...CHANDLER...CHICKASHA...PURCELL...NORMAN...MOORE...
SHAWNEE...SEMINOLE...HOLDENVILLE...LAWTON...DUNCAN...
PAULS VALLEY...SULPHUR...ADA...WALTERS...WAURIKA...ARDMORE...
MARIETTA...HENRIETTA
1130 AM CDT THU JUL 15 2010
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDICES WILL EXCEED 105 DEGREES AGAIN
TODAY...AND WILL LOCALLY EXCEED 110 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO EXCEPTIONALLY HOT AND HUMID
AFTERNOONS...WITH LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT...PLACES PEOPLE AT
INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY TRUE IN CITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN
AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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