Tulsa Weather: Heat stress gives way to increasing storm chances across Oklahoma for the weekend
Rain Gear This Weekend?
Yes, keep it handy. Have some indoor alternatives ready to go as you may be on the sidelines at times, waiting for storms to pass through the area. Despite the slightly cooler temperatures, heat index values will still be expected in the mid-90s.
By early Saturday, a complex of storms across Kansas looks to be drifting south. How many of these storms reach northern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas Saturday morning is uncertain, but at least some leftover storms will be a possibility in those areas Saturday morning and they would be slow-moving and locally quite heavy if they make it here.
By Saturday afternoon and evening, a boundary is expected to be positioned across northern OK and will become more active, supporting more widespread thunderstorm development.
Some storms may become strong to severe, capable of producing damaging wind gusts and intense rainfall over a short period, raising the likelihood for localized flooding.
The exact timing is still a bit uncertain, but the greatest storm chances currently appear to be from the second half of Saturday into early Sunday morning across northern Oklahoma.
Additional scattered showers and storms are expected Sunday with the outflow nearby. Locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding will again be possible due to deep tropical moisture. Storm chances on Sunday may focus slightly more across southeastern Oklahoma.
Any Severe Threats?
While the severe threat remains low overall, a few storms could produce strong downburst winds capable of prompting brief severe thunderstorm warnings. And once again, the threat for localized flash flooding could quickly increase under the heaviest storms so remain very aware of that flooding threat.
Recreational Impacts
Area lake levels remain elevated, which could impact some recreational areas. Many lakes also have floating debris. Use extra caution on the water. Levels are slowly dropping, but will remain high for the upcoming week.
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Emergency Info: Outages Across Oklahoma:
Northeast Oklahoma has various power companies and electric cooperatives, many of which have 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)