A Wet and Stormy Pattern Continues

Unsettled weather will continue over the next several days, bringing multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms before finally clearing early Sunday morning.

Periods of heavy rainfall may lead to localized flooding, and a flood watch is in effect for east-central and southern Oklahoma now through Sunday morning.

Additionally, severe weather threats will continue in spots through the coming days, with southeastern OK more likely for a few strong to severe storms this morning through midday.

The primary threats today include large hail and damaging winds. The tornado threat is much lower today compared to yesterday.

Strong winds aloft interacting with a retreating surface boundary (warm front) may maintain a severe weather risk Friday morning, with all modes of severe weather possible through the day, but mostly south and far eastern OK.

Cooler conditions will arrive now through the weekend, along with additional rainfall. The system will exit northern Oklahoma late Saturday night into early Sunday morning. 

Behind it, cooler temperatures will linger for several days, with the potential for light frost or freeze in valley areas early Monday morning.

Severe Storms Possible This Morning

A stalled front from yesterday remains positioned across part of north Texas this morning.

Near and north of this boundary, scattered thunderstorms are expected this morning, with some strong to severe storms possible.

Marginal to large hail is the primary concern, mostly along the Red River Valley. A few of these storms may populate part of southeastern OK this morning.

Additional showers and storms may develop near and north of the boundary, including the Tulsa metro. The severe threat in the Tulsa metro is low today.

Daytime highs will remain in the mid to upper 50s with a few 60s near or west. North winds are likely from 12 to 22 mph.

Severe Weather Risk Friday

The boundary moving across southern Oklahoma later tonight as a quasi-warm front may nudge slightly northward into Friday, influencing where some severe weather risks will be possible.

A strong upper-level system will approach the region along with strengthening the low-level jet early Friday morning.

This setup will likely generate renewed storm activity, with the lifting warm front supporting the potential for all modes of severe weather.

The most significant risk appears to be near I-40 tomorrow morning and moving across the far eastern part of the state by midday to afternoon. 

After the morning to early afternoon hours, we may see a brief lull in the precipitation Friday evening. 

Cooler Temperatures and Rain on Saturday

Another disturbance from the west will move through on Saturday morning, bringing rain across most of the area.

Cooler temperatures, with highs in the lower 50s and north winds at 15–30 mph, will keep severe weather risks mainly south and east of the area on Saturday. Pockets of heavy rainfall are likely.

The System Exits the area Sunday Morning

As the upper-level system moves out of the area Saturday night into early Sunday morning, cold air aloft may briefly change some showers into a mix of rain and snow early Sunday morning, with temperatures dropping into the mid-30s.

By Sunday afternoon, partly cloudy skies will return, accompanied by gusty northwest winds and highs in the mid-50s.

Chilly Conditions Expected Monday Morning

Early Monday morning, northern and eastern Oklahoma will experience chilly conditions.

Winds will be light, with dry air and mostly clear skies allowing temperatures to fall near or slightly above freezing in northeastern Oklahoma.

Monday afternoon highs will reach lower to mid-60s. Similar conditions are expected Tuesday morning, with lows in the upper 30s and afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.

From Alan: The Morning Weather Podcast

A quick word about the Morning Weather podcast link.

My morning weather podcast will not be published for the next few days due to some unexpected issues. We hope to have this back up and running very soon. I apologize for the inconvenience. 

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Need-to-know severe weather prep:

🔗Severe weather safety: what you need to know to prepare

🔗Tornado Watch vs. Tornado Warning: what they mean and what to do

🔗Severe weather safety: what to do before, during, and after a storm

🔗Why registering your storm shelter in Oklahoma could save your life

Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

1. PSO Outage Map
2. OG&E Outage Map
3. VVEC Outage Map
4. Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map
5. Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map — (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

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