General Weather Discussion - April 2016

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[baralheia]

I figure we might need a thread for April, lol.

[Bobby821]

Is there anything interesting showing up severe weather wise for Monday that no one has picked up on yet? This includes the OKC metro area for Monday as well. It is just 1 model but does bare watching closely.

[NikonNurse]

Is there anything interesting showing up severe weather wise for Monday that no one has picked up on yet? This includes the OKC metro area for Monday as well. It is just 1 model but does bare watching closely.

Apparently AT is "concerned" according to his facebook.....he said "stay tuned"

[SoonerDave]

Double post...deleted

[SoonerDave]

Apparently AT is "concerned" according to his facebook.....he said "stay tuned"

Aaron Tuttle is first-cousin to Mike "Drive South" Morgan. Both are worthless hysterics hacks and should share a ride in the Dominator some day.

[Dessert Fox]

Oh boy, another Tuttle-ism.

Lest we forget:

Emily Sutton called out ?Internet Meteorologist? Aaron Tuttle? | The Lost Ogle

[LocoAko]

Tonight may be a good time to pay close attention to the weather. A number of hi-res models indicate supercells forming around dinnertime this evening and lasting well after dark as they move toward the OKC metro. Tornado threat isn't very high but is nonzero. Some of the higher-res models keep the storms to our south, but a few track them directly through the metro with a significant hail threat. Stay weather aware!

[Anonymous.]

I am out of town so haven't been able to update any. But I will be back later today and get some nowcasting in.

Looking at basic data. Loko is right on above. Except I would put the tornado threat higher, especially just at sunset in SW OK. Maintained isolated supercells into OKC is less likely, but it is def in need of watching. Hail will be a likely threat.

[NikonNurse]

Aaron Tuttle is first-cousin to Mike "Drive South" Morgan. Both are worthless hysterics hacks and should share a ride in the Dominator some day.

I said that, tongue in cheek.

[bchris02]

Tonight may be a good time to pay close attention to the weather. A number of hi-res models indicate supercells forming around dinnertime this evening and lasting well after dark as they move toward the OKC metro. Tornado threat isn't very high but is nonzero. Some of the higher-res models keep the storms to our south, but a few track them directly through the metro with a significant hail threat. Stay weather aware!

This changed pretty quickly. I was looking at the prediction last night and it had the highest risk area farther north and east.

[Tydude]

Watch county notification for watches 78/79
national weather service norman ok
513 pm cdt sun apr 10 2016

okc011-015-017-019-027-031-033-039-043-047-049-051-067-071-073-
075-081-083-087-093-099-103-109-119-123-125-129-133-137-141-149-
txc009-077-485-110300-
/o.new.koun.sv.a.0079.160410t2213z-160411t0300z/

the national weather service has issued severe thunderstorm watch
79 in effect until 10 pm cdt this evening for the following areas

in oklahoma this watch includes 31 counties

in central oklahoma

canadian cleveland grady
kingfisher lincoln logan
mcclain oklahoma payne
pottawatomie

in east central oklahoma

pontotoc seminole

in northern oklahoma

garfield kay noble

in northwest oklahoma

blaine dewey major

in southern oklahoma

carter garvin jefferson
murray stephens

in southwest oklahoma

caddo comanche cotton
kiowa tillman

in western oklahoma

custer roger mills wa****a

in texas this watch includes 3 counties

in northern texas

archer clay wichita

this includes the cities of...ada...anadarko...archer city...
Ardmore...blackwell...blanchard...burns flat...chandler...
Cheyenne...chickasha...clinton...concho...cordell. ..davenport...
Davis...duncan...el reno...enid...fairview...frederick...geary...
Guthrie...hammon...hennessey...henrietta...hinton. ..hobart...
Holliday...kingfisher...lakeside city...lawton...leedey...
Lindsay...meeker...moore...mustang...newcastle...n orman...
Okarche...okeene...oklahoma city...pauls valley...perry...
Ponca city...prague...purcell...ringling...ryan...scotla nd...
Seiling...seminole...sentinel...shawnee...sheppard afb...snyder...
Stillwater...stroud...sulphur...taloga...temple... tuttle...vici...
Walters...watonga...waurika...weatherford...wellst on...wewoka...
Wichita falls...wynnewood and yukon.

[Tydude]

Severe weather statement
national weather service norman ok
533 pm cdt sun apr 10 2016

okc065-txc197-487-102300-
/o.con.koun.sv.w.0054.000000t0000z-160410t2300z/
jackson ok-hardeman tx-wilbarger tx-
533 pm cdt sun apr 10 2016

...a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 600 pm cdt
for southwestern jackson...east central hardeman and northwestern
wilbarger counties...

At 531 pm cdt...a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of
olustee...moving north at 50 mph. Another severe thunderstorm was located
9 miles northwest of chillicothe moving north northeast at 45 mph.

Hazard...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

Source...radar indicated.

Impact...hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs...siding...and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Quanah...chillicothe...olustee...eldorado...elmer and odell.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

[Anonymous.]

Mostly stabilized air in C OK now. Perhaps a higher wind threat overnight as complex in TX PH moves out. Far Southern OK still under big gun.

Enjoy this awesome rain!

[Achilleslastand]

What were the rainfall totals from last night? A good couple of inches maybe?

[Roger S]

What were the rainfall totals from last night? A good couple of inches maybe?

Mesonet | 24-hour Rainfall Accumulation

[baralheia]

My house, not far from Plaza Mayor (ex-Crossroads Mall), picked up approximately 1.1" of rain overnight. It was a good soaking!

[Anonymous.]

Another system coming through N TX overnight tonight. Best chances for rain will be south of I-40. But depending on track, could still see some light to moderate rain north of that line. Nothing severe, looks like just good old fashioned rain.

[Bunty]

No more with the NWS yelling in caps: Quote

New forecast software is allowing the agency to break out of the days when weather reports were sent by “the wire” over teleprinters, which were basically typewriters hooked up to telephone lines. Teleprinters only allowed the use of upper case letters, and while the hardware and software used for weather forecasting has advanced over the last century, this holdover was carried into modern times since some customers still used the old equipment.


National Weather Service will stop using all caps in its forecasts | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Anonymous.]

Massive storm system this weekend. Could see beginning effects early Saturday morning, then the big show begins Saturday night and during the day Sunday. Right now projections are for 3-4" over most of the western half of OK. With a narrow swath of 6"+ possible somewhere in the state.

[d-usa]

Looks like I should finally take the time to put down fertilizer and seed on my lawn this weekend.

[Achilleslastand]

Looks like I should finally take the time to put down fertilizer and seed on my lawn this weekend.

If we get high amounts of rain it may just wash away.

[OKCisOK4me]

My buddy wants to move some of his girlfriend's stuff on Sunday, midday. I'm thinking that's not gonna happen!

[Anonymous.]

Flood watches issued for western half of OK. This is mainly for Saturday evening through Sunday.

It will be waves of rain and thundershowers, so watch the radars for any outdoor plans.

[Hollywood]

What is the estimated time the metro should start seeing precip?