Wednesday, July 3rd 2024, 10:48 pm
There is a boundary along the I-44 corridor that was reinforced by the thunderstorms Wednesday night. That will help enhance our chances of storms Thursday evening.
By Thursday afternoon, a more southward shift of the front is expected, with further storm development by early evening. This front brings a higher probability of scattered strong to severe storms, which may produce damaging wind gusts and hail.
Areas that experience rain could see locally heavy downpours from late Thursday until the pre-dawn hours of Friday. The frontal timing could also affect the 4th of July fireworks displays in the northern third of the state.
By early Friday morning, any lingering storms should be weakening and moving across the southern parts of the state. A cooler and drier air mass is anticipated with Friday afternoon highs in the upper 80s across northern Oklahoma and lower 90s in the southeastern region. Drier dew points will gradually spread from north to south on Friday, offering a welcome break from the high heat index values.
Saturday morning lows are expected to fall into the mid-60s, with afternoon highs in the lower 90s. This slightly drier air should persist for most of Saturday, with no significant heat index anticipated.
However, south winds will return by late afternoon and evening, bringing low-level moisture back into the area by Sunday with afternoon highs reaching the mid-90s. Unfortunately, the heat index is expected to approach 100 to 105 by Sunday afternoon.
The mean upper-level ridge's position early next week will continue to permit a northwesterly upper air flow near the state. This pattern could enable a storm complex to approach the state by Sunday night, potentially bringing further severe threats near or west of the area.
Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric co-operatives, many with overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.
Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map
Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map - (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/03KuCPYyb4hNFyC42Yo6Bt
The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000656145416
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