Turning out to be a significant day across Kansas, Oklahoma, and North Texas
SPC has issued a MODERATE risk across most of Oklahoma, stretching into North Texas. Storms have the potential to produce High Winds, Extremely large hail, and strong Tornadoes.
Without getting very technical, a dryline is setting up along interstate 35 with Mid 60 dewpoints surging northward on the east side of the dryline producing ample fuel for supercell thunderstorms.
The dryline is expected to progress eastward later this afternoon, providing a firing mechanism for severe thunderstorms. Once storms fire, they will quickly become severe and have a high probability of producing destructive hail (larger than hen egg size), and tornadoes… Some possibly strong.
I will be heading out shortly to set up somewhere around the Ada, Oklahoma area. I think the play along I-40 southward is going to verify later this afternoon, and should set up for an explosive day.
Once again… the time to make your severe weather preparations is now. Have your weather radios programmed and be alert of your surroundings today… The weather has the potential to become dangerous this afternoon.
As always, live streaming video will be up at www.kten.com
I will update this blog later in the day as parameters come together.
