May 2020 - General Weather Discussion

[Anonymous.]

Very slight chance of storm development over C OK this afternoon. The tail-end of a boundary will be swinging through like last week. However, models are mostly pointing toward storms developing along it after it passes OKC. SPC has OKC area on the very edge of the Slight Risk, so as for any storms that do develop, they will likely be severe.

[C_M_25]

I hope we get some big rain events this month; otherwise, it's going to be a very dry summer.

[Sirsteve]

I agree its been very dry here in Midwest city the last 3 weeks. Started off nicely in early April then it seems like we are very unlucky with all these systems coming through. The extended forecast doesn’t hold much promise either. The one bonus is the severe weather season so far is being held down somewhat

[Anonymous.]

Storms popped just SE of OKC metro. So just strong north winds tonight.

[jdizzle]

Midwest City gets missed again...as usual.

[C_M_25]

Storms popped just SE of OKC metro. So just strong north winds tonight.

Why does it seem like our storms have been moving Northwest to southeast this year as opposed to that classical southwest to northeast?

[blueyedmale44]

It seems to me that we are just not having that "classic" dryline setup that we are use to seeing in the southern plains. We are also getting lots of late season cold fronts that are coming through and complicating things.

[Anonymous.]

That is correct, so far the majority of the storms have come across the country on the northern sides - coming in from NW to SE, thus the southern plains is getting clipped with tail-end action. It is worth noting that to the SE of OK, there has been several rounds of significant severe weather - much reminiscent of summertime severe weather setups.

Fun fact, OKC has only been under a Tornado Watch once this year, and it was in the second week of January.

[OKC Guy]

Wasn’t the north/arctic colder than normal this winter and now the cold fronts are hitting us more often thus not allowing the SW storm cycle to open up as much? Seems we’ve had more fronts come thru than normal.

[snark0leptic]

That is correct, so far the majority of the storms have come across the country on the northern sides - coming in from NW to SE, thus the southern plains is getting clipped with tail-end action. It is worth noting that to the SE of OK, there has been several rounds of significant severe weather - much reminiscent of summertime severe weather setups.

Fun fact, OKC has only been under a Tornado Watch once this year, and it was in the second week of January.

[kukblue1]

It's going to get active the last 2 weeks of May there is a big pattern change coming. On a side note when did stations start doing wall 2 wall for thunderstorm warnings.

[TheTravellers]

... On a side note when did stations start doing wall 2 wall for thunderstorm warnings.

Maybe 'cos the recent ones were supposed to be super-severe (and maybe they were, but not around us at NW 36th/May)? Last week one of the stations yammered on about a storm, literally saying "This is out of our viewing area, but blahblahblah".

[Bill Robertson]

Maybe 'cos the recent ones were supposed to be super-severe (and maybe they were, but not around us at NW 36th/May)? Last week one of the stations yammered on about a storm, literally saying "This is out of our viewing area, but blahblahblah".

My old stomping grounds. I grew up two blocks East of Chase bank. 3700 block of Miller.

[TheTravellers]

My old stomping grounds. I grew up two blocks East of Chase bank. 3700 block of Miller.

Nice area you grew up in, although we're on the other side of 36th from where you were - we live on Venice Blvd, actually.

[jn1780]

It's going to get active the last 2 weeks of May there is a big pattern change coming. On a side note when did stations start doing wall 2 wall for thunderstorm warnings.

So I guess that means the local guys will start hyping an event possibly taking place a week from Monday.

Seems like the new normal.

[Anonymous.]

Here is a snapshot of late Thursday. Showing storms or clusters of storms coming off dryline in TX. But storm movement will likely be ESE to SE. Exact location of development is still unclear, but W and SW OK is a good bet. More storms will develop with cold front that comes through later in the night, but storms are expected to be less intense than any dryline action.


Threat emphasis is on large hail and damaging wind gusts with any bow echoes forming along leading edge of clusters.

[Anonymous.]

Latest short-range models indicate increasing potential for some cells to pop up ahead of the cold front. If we get additional heating/clouds clearing here in C OK, the chances of this occurring go up. These cells could have some damaging hail potential.

Here is a snapshot showing storms out front. The cluster/line on the back end will be a widespread damaging wind threat.

[LakeEffect]

Currently 77.4 at my house near downtown Edmond. Heating nicely...

[Anonymous.]

Dewpoints are surging along the dryline out in the panhandle, if anything fires out there - it will be severe. SW OK needs to watch for monster hail with any isolated cells as updrafts will be impressive.


Here is another shot that shows line of storms coming across the state. Damaging winds main threat with the line.

[Pete]

C'mon rain! Just put down fresh fertilizer.

[kukblue1]

Unlike other TV stations News 9 don't have to wait for the NWS to issue a tornado warning. They can issue their own. SAY WHAT? SMH

[Anonymous.]

One storm down in SW OK that has split into two. Northern one is weaker and moving ENE. The main cell is still heading ESE, dropping hail into the Red River.

SPC has upgraded central OK with an Enhanced Risk due to an overnight wind threat associated with the potential line of storms.

[Bunty]

Details:
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 171 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ALFALFA BEAVER BLAINE
CADDO CANADIAN CLEVELAND
CUSTER DEWEY ELLIS
GARFIELD GRADY GRANT
HARPER KAY KINGFISHER
LINCOLN LOGAN MAJOR
MCCLAIN NOBLE OKLAHOMA
PAYNE POTTAWATOMIE ROGER MILLS
WASH ITA WOODS WOODWARD

Counties in pink covered:

[Anonymous.]

Storms coming in now. They are NOT severe at this time. The line is not organized enough at this time for damaging winds.

[jonny d]

Almost 2 inches just south of Tinker! Finally, Midwest City and southeast OKC were not missed (the hail woke me up)!