General Weather Discussion - March 2015

[LocoAko]

Dewpoints are actually steady to slight decreasing.

Yeah, I think from here on out it isn't the sfc conditions that are going to break the cap, but rather the continued advection of very steep mid-level lapse rates over us and the incoming shortwave/forcing.

[venture]

18Z HRRR below...

Supercells at 5PM in the Metro...

[venture]

Elevated cell going up over Oklahoma County

[SoonerBeerMan]

Any good radar links you guys can provide that would be useful for those of us with more than a laymen's interest in the weather? I see the link to the NWS radars on your site Venture, but I didn't know if there is somewhere to see the radar that I see some of the screen grabs coming from.

[turnpup]

Looking east on Britton at Penn 2:45 p.m.

[venture]

Latest Sounding...

Modest cap still.

[FighttheGoodFight]

Any good radar links you guys can provide that would be useful for those of us with more than a laymen's interest in the weather? I see the link to the NWS radars on your site Venture, but I didn't know if there is somewhere to see the radar that I see some of the screen grabs coming from.

I believe it is from the UStream on this page: Weather Spotlight - Live Chat Room for Weather Event Coverage

[venture]

OUN issues Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lincoln [OK] till 4:00 PM CDT

[turnpup]

Looking west same area 3:20 p.m.

[venture]

Rotation with the storm north of Stroud. Hail sizes will likely start increasing.

Another storm now development SW of Stillwater.

[Bunty]

Stillwater as of 3:45 PM is getting light rain from that storm developing overhead with first clap of thunder heard from it.

[venture]

Current setup...

Cold front in blue dropping down, very slowly. Dryline still out in SW OK behind this mass of clouds currently overhead right now.

[venture]

Rick Smith @ounwcm

If you say storms between 4pm and 6pm, and they're not well under way by 4:00:00, then you've failed and nothing's gonna happen. #okwx

[bchris02]

Venture, do you see the dryline firing storms that make it into the metro area before the cold front comes through?

[Bunty]

Stillwater as of 3:45 PM is getting light rain from that storm developing overhead with first clap of thunder heard from it.

Another developing storm moving through Stilwater as of 4:35 PM. The previous storm was so light, it didn't trip the rain gauge. It looks like, so far, these storms are going to be confined to the northeast quarter of the state. But surely the situation still bears watching.

[jccouger]

Is anything still possible for OKC? Want to go for a run outside but don't want to get caught out in a hail storm. Looks like nothing is coming for us with the blind eye.

[venture]

Is anything still possible for OKC? Want to go for a run outside but don't want to get caught out in a hail storm. Looks like nothing is coming for us with the blind eye.

Yes, risk remains until the front passes.

[venture]

Two new cells...east of Meridian and another over Arcadia.

[venture]

Watch county notification for watch 6...updated
national weather service norman ok
446 pm cdt wed mar 25 2015

okc015-031-075-149-260300-
/o.exa.koun.sv.a.0006.000000t0000z-150326t0300z/

the national weather service has extended severe thunderstorm
watch 6 to include the following areas until 10 pm cdt this
evening

in oklahoma this watch includes 4 counties

in southwest oklahoma

caddo comanche kiowa

in western oklahoma

wa****a

this includes the cities of...anadarko...cordell...
Hobart and lawton.

[venture]

Dryline is going now. Storm going up by Cordell in Wa****a Co.

[Bunty]

Is anything still possible for OKC? Want to go for a run outside but don't want to get caught out in a hail storm. Looks like nothing is coming for us with the blind eye.

I would go ahead and run, if no storms in the west or southwest. If it's like in Stillwater, you won't get worse than sprinkled upon. In fact, I'll practice what I preach by going out now for a 3.2 mile run/walk.

[venture]

Some rotation with the storm. KWTV reported a small weak funnel that did apparently touch the ground but has since gone away. This storm should be severe soon.

[venture]

TSA issues Tornado Warning for Creek, Osage, Pawnee, Tulsa [OK] till 5:45 PM CDT

[ZYX2]

Tornado warning now west of Tulsa.

[venture]

Tornado threat will be with storms AHEAD of the cold front still...those behind will be outflow dominant.