Weather Blog: Severe Weather Threat Brings Risk For Damaging Winds, Tornadoes Overnight In Oklahoma

What is the weather like in Oklahoma this weekend?

Oklahoma is in store for strong to severe storms overnight and into Monday morning. Localized flooding, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are the main threats, with the tornado risk peaking early Monday morning.

David Payne's Timeline of the Storms:

1. Sunday Afternoon: As moisture surges into Oklahoma, expect thunderstorms to begin developing in the west/southwest part of the state by midday Sunday. A few scattered storms could produce strong winds and hail.

1. Sunday Night (Midnight - 3 AM): The main storm system will begin to affect the state. Thunderstorms will intensify, and severe weather risk increases with the potential for hail, strong winds, widespread rain and even tornadoes. The timing of this is critical, as the system will be moving through overnight, meaning the heaviest and most severe storms could hit during the early morning hours of Monday. According to Chief Meteorologist David Payne, the tornado risk increases from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m.

1. Monday Morning (6 AM-Noon): David Payne says this is when the severe weather and tornado threat are at their highest. The line of storms will push east, with the potential for severe weather, including tornadoes, hail up to the size of quarters, and winds around 70 mph.
2. For the OKC metro, the threat is from 5 a.m. to about 10 a.m.
3. There’s also a concern for flooding, as some areas could see 2-3 inches of rain by the time the system moves out. Be prepared for possible power outages and hazardous driving conditions.

1. Monday Afternoon: By Monday afternoon, the storm system will have moved east, and the weather will quiet down, leaving behind a cool and calm afternoon with temperatures in the 50s and 60s.

This setup is still several days away, so stay tuned as the timing and the zones become more refined. We could see more rain into next week.

COLD FRONT:

It's turning cold next week! We will see two cold blasts and may see some snow chances in parts of the state.

We are watching the first big cold blast around November 20!

This will bring the coldest air of the season to Oklahoma, likely widespread in the 20s. Some data suggests a little snow, but we will see.

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