Fog Advisory, Calmer Weather Underway Monday; Storm Chances Later This Week

We get a break from storm activity Monday and Tuesday before additional chances return late Tuesday evening through the end of the week. Some of the storms at times will bring strong to severe weather threats.

What will the weather be like in Oklahoma on Monday, April 29?

Fog developed overnight and will continue for the early morning hours along and southeast of a weak front near and southeast of the Tulsa metro. Most of the fog will dissipate during the early morning to midday hours.

Mostly light winds are expected Monday with morning lows in the 50s and afternoon highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s. Gusty south winds are likely Tuesday with temps starting in the mid to upper 50s and lower 60s with Tuesday afternoon highs will reaching the mid-80s.

The upper air flow keeps most of the stronger flow positioned across the central plains Tuesday and Wednesday, but part of this will slip southeast and influence our region bringing additional storm chances Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning for a few locations.

Southeast winds will continue to enforce the low-level moisture flowing back across the central and eastern sections of the state.

A few scattered storms will be possible late Tuesday night and early Wednesday across southern Kansas and additionally possibly far northwestern OK that may slide into eastern OK. This brings a mention for a few strong to near severe storms, yet the overall severe threats will remain low for our immediate region of the state.

What are the chances for storms this week in Oklahoma?

By Thursday into Friday, another stronger upper-level trough will approach from the southwest bringing stronger flow and lift across the area resulting in increasing probabilities for thunderstorms late Wednesday night into Thursday and continuing through at least Friday before the trough exits the region.

Based on the strength of the upper trough, severe weather threats will be possible as a surface low develops along a strong frontal boundary Thursday evening across western OK and moves eastward across eastern sections of the state during Friday.

By Friday morning, a cold front should be clearing most of the area, with drier and relatively cooler air filtering across the area bringing a short break Friday and early Saturday. Another system is likely to influence part of the weekend with more rain and thunder chances. We’ll have more specific details about this Tuesday.

Outages Across Oklahoma:

Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric co-operatives, many with overlapping areas of coverage. Below is a link to various outage maps.

PSO Outage Map

OG&E Outage Map

VVEC Outage Map

Indian Electric Cooperative (IEC) Outage Map

Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives Outage Map - (Note Several Smaller Co-ops Included)

Traffic Impact After Storms:

Following damage resulting from severe weather Saturday and Sunday, several roads across Oklahoma are facing closures.

In McIntosh County, all lanes of US-266 are closed at North 4220 Road east of Checotah due to high water.

In Pittsburg County, north and southbound US-69B are closed between State Highway 113 and McAlester due to high water

West of McAlester, all lanes of east and westbound State Highway 31 are closed between New Baker Road and Haywood Road due to high water.

West of Haileyville, all lanes of east and westbound State Highway 63 are closed between Crawley Road and Hopper Road due to high water.

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5j0ovActG8BZCOTqZQzrfU

The Alan Crone morning weather podcast link from Apple:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weather-out-the-door/id1499556141?i=1000646589555

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