TIMELINE: Storms with possibility of hail, tornadoes expected Thursday
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates shows you when and where the weather could hit the state.
METEOROLOGIST SABRINA BATES HERE WITH THE LATEST TIMELINE FOR THE SEVERE WEATHER WE ARE EXPECTING IN OKLAHOMA ON YOUR THURSDAY. NOW EARLY TOMORROW MORNING, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME RAIN SHOWERS. SOME OF THEM YOU COULD BE HEARING SOME RUMBLES OF THUNDER, COULD TURN INTO STORMS, MAINLY JUST SEEN RAIN IN SOME PEA SIZED HAIL, NOT SEVERE IN THE MORNING, BUT WE TURN TOWARDS THE AFTERNOON AND THIS IS WHEN I WANT YOU TO START PAYING ATTENTION, BECAUSE THAT SEVERE RISK IS GOING TO BE INCREASING, ESPECIALLY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET TO ABOUT EIGHT, 9:00 TOMORROW EVENING, THAT IS WHEN THE STORMS ARE MOVING OUT OF OKLAHOMA BY THE TIME THAT YOU HAD TO BED TOMORROW NIGHT ON YOUR THURSDAY, YOU WON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT SEVERE WEATHER RISK. HERE IS THE LATEST OUTLOOK AGAIN, LOOKING AFTER ABOUT 2:00 TOMORROW AFTERNOON, AN ENHANCED RISK IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. THIS IS A THREE ON THE SCALE OF 1 TO 5. THE SLIGHT RISK, WHICH IS A TWO ON THE SCALE OUT OF FIVE, PUSHES INTO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE METRO AND ALSO EAST OF THERE AS WELL. THE BIGGEST THREATS THAT I AM WATCHING REALLY IS GOING TO BE VERY LARGE SIZED HAIL WITH THE STRONGEST OF STORMS. WE COULD HAVE UP TO BASEBALL SIZED HAIL. NOW, THAT IS GOING TO BE FURTHER INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. MOST OF THE HAIL SIZES WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING ARE UP TO ABOUT GOLF BALL OR TENNIS BALL SIZED. BUT AS THESE STORMS PUSH FURTHER TOWARDS THE EAST, THE WINDS ALSO ARE GOING TO BE RAMPING ON UP. WINDS UP TO ABOUT 75, 80 MILES AN HOUR, ESPECIALLY FURTHER TOWARDS SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. NOW, THERE IS A VERY LOW TORNADO RISK THAT WE ARE WATCHING WITH THIS AND ESPECIALLY WATCHING THE COLD FRONT THAT IS GOING TO BE MOVING ON. AND I DO THINK THIS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND THE OKC METRO FAST ENOUGH THAT IT KEEPS THE OKC METROS TORNADO RISK AT A TWO ON THE SCALE OF 1 TO 10. BUT THAT COLD FRONT JUST IS NOT GOING TO CATCH UP TO THOSE STORMS, WHICH DOES INCREASE THAT TORNADO RISK FURTHER TOWARDS ARDMORE ADA MCALLISTER FURTHER INTO SOUTH EASTERN AND SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. WE WALK THROUGH OUR PREDICTOR HERE. HERE IS THE LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. THIS MOVES ON OUT BY LATER IN THE MORNING. WE’RE NOT SEEING MUCH RAINFALL. WE’RE ABLE TO RECOVER AND WE ARE ABLE TO WARM ON UP JUST AS THIS COLD FRONT IS ABOUT TO MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. MIDDLE PART OF THE DAY, WE WILL SEE SOME RAIN SHOWERS, BUT IT’S NOT UNTIL AFTER ABOUT TWO, 3:00 HERE TOMORROW AFTERNOON ON YOUR THURSDAY THAT WE START TO SEE THOSE STORMS DEVELOP. AND THOSE STORMS ARE DEVELOPING RIGHT ALONG AND AHEAD OF THAT COLD FRONT. THE FURTHER AHEAD OF THAT COLD FRONT THAT WE SEE THOSE STORMS, THE BETTER POTENTIAL FOR THAT TORNADO RISK. THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY AS IT PUSHES FURTHER INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA. AND AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WATCHING SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE. BUT BY THE TIME WE GET TO ABOUT EIGHT, 9:00, THOSE STORMS ARE OVER INTO ARKANSAS AND OUT OF OKLAHOMA. NOW, BE SURE TO STAY TUNED TO KOCO THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. AND ALSO AS WE GO IN
TIMELINE: Storms with possibility of hail, tornadoes expected Thursday
KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates shows you when and where the weather could hit the state.
Updated: 6:37 PM CDT Mar 15, 2023
Severe storms are expected to move across Oklahoma on Thursday.The threat includes the possibility of large hail, high winds and a low risk for tornadoes. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates shows you when and where the weather could hit the state. Open the video player above for the latest timeline.Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.>> Check Closings>> Check Live, Interactive Radar>> Watch KOCO 5 Coverage>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone>> Download the KOCO 5 App on Android>> “Like” KOCO 5 on Facebook>> “Follow” KOCO 5 on Twitter
Severe storms are expected to move across Oklahoma on Thursday.
The threat includes the possibility of large hail, high winds and a low risk for tornadoes. KOCO 5 Meteorologist Sabrina Bates shows you when and where the weather could hit the state.
Open the video player above for the latest timeline.
Be sure to download the KOCO 5 App to receive customized weather alerts. You can watch our team coverage on the app, too.
>> Check Live, Interactive Radar
>> Download the KOCO 5 App on iPhone
