Justin Rudicel

THE HEAT IS ON! STORM CHANCES RETURNING: Summer-like heat will build late week to near record highs. Some severe weather looks possible especially west during the late afternoons this week!

WE NEED MORE RAIN! We've had some rainfall during these first 10 days of May, but this is our wettest month of the year on average. We need a lot more! The next several days will be dry for central OK. Warmer highs will kick in & some 90s will be possible for C OK late week.

Let's warm things up this week, shall we? After a dreary and cool Mother's day, temperatures are on the rise and a drier stretch of weather takes hold. By Tuesday, western Oklahoma jumps back into the 90s. #okwx

Lack of *consistent* upper air data has become frustrating. “Well they just send balloons up at 18z instead.” Okay? How does that help forecasts at 12z? Shouldn’t even be a question.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: Rain and storms will come to an end later today. With the wet ground, rain and clouds, highs will be cooler today. Chilly tonight and warmer and dry Monday!

2:09 AM SEVERE STORMS UPDATE & FORECAST: Severe storms continue S& W of OKC with hail to quarters or golf balls & gusts close ot 60 mph. More storms are forecast to develop within the yellow circled areas and only expand thru the AM. Severe weather and flooding will be possible.

1:23 AM SEVERE STORM UPDATE: A severe storm is SW of OKC NW of Chickasha and south of Cogar. Gusts to 60 mph and quarter sized hail possible. Frequent lightning is accompanying this storm. Moving ESE at 30 mph.

Radar Update 8:08 PM - Continuing to watch severe storms across western parts of the state. Storms from Sayre to Gotebo moving southeast. Should minimize metro impacts. Cold front storms in the NW also moving southeast. These move through metro later tonight. #okwx

Radar Update 7:27 PM - Cold front storms are now severe as they move southeast. Severe storms in western Oklahoma continue to moves east southeast. May bring rain to the south metro in the next hour or two. #okwx

Radar Snapshot 6:22 PM - Storms that have produced golf ball to tennis ball size hail continue to move east-southeast in western Oklahoma. #okwx

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Beckham and Washita counties until 6:15 PM. Hail larger than quarters and 60 mph gusts possible. #okwwx

Radar Update 4:52 PM - Initial thunderstorms taking off in the eastern TX Panhandle and western OK. Not severe yet, but producing lightning. Watching for wind and hail risk as these storms grow. #okwx

Watching for shower and thunderstorm development in two areas this afternoon and evening. First is an area extending from the TX Panhandle into West OK, second is in the OK Panhandle/ SE KS. Strong to severe storms possible. #okwx

Rain and storm chances expand overnight tonight. A few of these storms may produce some wind and hail. Unfortunately for the early-Mother's Day plans, rain chances linger for quite a while tomorrow. #okwx

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for the counties in blue until 10 PM. #okwx

SEVERE STORMS FOR MOTHER'S DAY WEEKEND: While most of Saturday looks great, storms will refire late afternoon across west OK. There will be a tornado, wind & hail threat as the storms develop & move east into the evening. More storms redevelop tonight.

Radar Update 7:14 PM - Cluster of severe storms has cleared the metro and continues south with a wind and large hail threat. #okwx

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Caddo and Grady counties until 7 PM. Hail larger than baseballs and 60 mph gusts possible. #okwx

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lincoln county until 6:15 PM. Half dollar size hail and 60 mph gusts possible. #okwx

Radar Update 5:37 PM - Line of strong to severe storms continues to move southeast. Moving through the metro now. Damaging wind and hail possible in the most intense parts. #okwx