Early-Morning Storms Sweep Across Green Country

Severe Weather Update 7:37 a.m. 6/16/23:

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Latimer and LeFlore counties until 8 a.m. on Friday.

This storm, which was located about 3 miles west of Red Oak is currently moving east at around 35 mph, according to National Weather Service.

The NWS says the storm has the potential to produce 60 mph wind gusts a quarter-sized hail.

People in the path of this storm are advised to seek shelter indoors in a interior room on the first floor of a building.

This is a severe weather update, the original story can be found below.

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Severe Weather Update 7:01 a.m. 6/16/23:

A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Haskell, Latimer and Pittsburg counties until 7:30 a.m. on Friday.

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According to the National Weather Service, areas in the path of this storm could experience 60 mph wind gusts a quarter-sized hail.

This is a severe weather update, the original story can be found below.

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TULSA, Okla. - Shower chances stick around on Friday after severe weather swept across the state overnight.

Here are the details from News On 6 Meteorologist Alan Crone:

A few showers or storms will remain possible on Friday morning before clouds decrease and sunshine returns with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Another Ozone alert will be posted for the Tulsa metropolitan on Friday.

A shortwave trough partially responsible for the strong and severe storms on Thursday across the state is ejecting across southern Kansas early on Friday morning. A few additional scattered showers or storms will attempt to develop over the next several hours across part of northern Oklahoma. The exact coverage is rather nebulous in most of the data, but the potential will exist for a few strong cores producing hail with a few of the storms that do manage to develop. This window of opportunity will exist through midday. After the early morning hours, the storm chances will diminish with decreasing clouds and afternoon highs reaching the upper 80s. A weak surface boundary will slide across the area bringing a northeast wind from 7 to 15 mph for the afternoon. Friday evening appears pleasant and dry across the eastern third of the state.

Some midlevel ridging will exist Saturday across the state for a few hours bringing highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s along with some sunshine and a few clouds. Heat index values will be in the upper 90s. Warm air aloft will spread from the southwest across the state bringing a capping inversion for most of the afternoon. Late Saturday evening another short-wave trough quickly arrives from the Rockies and storm chances will return to the area. Storms will likely develop across southeastern Colorado and the high plains of the panhandle while spreading into southwestern Kansas early Saturday evening. A few supercells will be possible in the initial development well west of the area. By late Saturday evening these storms will congeal into one or two clusters and begin moving southeast into southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Timing information may still change, but the latest data support increasing thunderstorm chances late Saturday into the overnight and early Sunday morning hours. The primary threats for most of northeastern Oklahoma will be damaging winds and large hail. Pockets of heavy rainfall will be possible. A few clusters of storms may linger into early Sunday before the short-wave exits east of the state.

Sunday evening into early next week should feature a return of more typical late June weather with above normal highs and heat index values nearing 100. While a midlevel ridge will bring the respite from organized activity, a small disturbance or two will attempt to drop down the ridge by the middle to the end of the week allowing for a small mention for a few showers or storms Wednesday and Thursday.

Thanks for reading the Friday morning weather discussion and blog.

Have a super great day!

Alan Crone

KOTV