It’s a classic spring setup as the week closes across the high plains. A southwest flow aloft, moisture at the surface and the hint of a frontal boundary will supply enough juice to spark a few showers and mainly a few thunderstorms. Quick Breakdown Thursday, Friday and Saturday the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles will be “under the gun” so to… Read more →
Good morning everyone, I just wanted to make a quick post to let everyone across the high plains know that severe weather is still a possibility Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
On the heels of what happened in Oklahoma City, I would stress that it is very – VERY – important to talk with your family and friends and have a plan.
Make preparations now so that you aren’t caught off-guard if something bad is to happen.
Enjoy today, Tuesday and Wednesday, folks, because by Thursday and into your Memorial Day weekend, things across the high plains, central plains and Midwest could get rather interesting. A Quick Breakdown Both the GFS computer weather model and the ECMWF are in decent agreement that a chance for showers and thunderstorms exists for the high plains and central plains by… Read more →
The latest 6z NAM computer weather model is showing an interesting scenario playing out in some of the western counties of Oklahoma and the eastern counties of the Texas panhandle. It’s showing dewpoints in the 60s. Yeah, 60s. I don’t recall the last time there were dewpoints in the 60s across the low-rolling plains of the Texas panhandle – save perhaps Childress… Read more →
This afternoon is looking interesting, but not impressive, if you are a storm chaser. As an area of low pressure pushes into the four corners region it will help offer some lift our ahead of it. That means the chance for showers and storms in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The question will be how developed can these storms become. And how fast.
For places east of a line from Garden City, Kansas south to Turpin, Oklahoma and continuing to Paducah, Texas there is a chance for some afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms could become severe.
The main threats for today are large hail and damaging winds. In fact hail stones in excess of two-inches (think egg-sized) could be seen across parts of western Oklahoma.
But that’s not all, we also have to worry about a tornado threat this afternoon. While the SPC has issued a 5-percent tornado risk, I feel like that might be edged back to just a 2-percent as we head toward the afternoon.
But even at 2-percent, I think a tornado will be seen somewhere today.
