Severe Weather chances for today.

Good Morning!

As we wake up this morning I wanted to remind everyone of the possibility of a significant severe weather threat in NW Texas and SW Oklahoma today and tonight. All of the chatter that I am hearing from my friends in the weather business point to the real possibility of seeing a strong tornado or two. The main area of concern is down in the Childress, Abilene, Lawton, Altus area today! There is also a slight possibility of seeing severe weather from Midland, TX to Dallas to Tulsa in the east and Lubbock to Pampa to Wichita Kansas on the west.

(Image Courtesy:NWS Storm Prediction Center Website)

As with all severe weather there are elements of the puzzle that may not fit together thus limiting our chances. As you get up this morning and talk with your family, friends and co-workers. Now is the time to review your severe weather safety plan and know what to do and when to do it. If you don't have a severe weather plan then you can go to the links below and they have lists to help you with that plan.

The American Red Cross - www.redcross.org
Federal Emergency Management Agency - www.ready.gov

Here is also some guidance from the NWS Norman office on how they think the storms are going to play out in Central and Western Oklahoma.

(Image Courtesy: NWS Norman website)

As I mentioned earlier, be weather aware today! Keep abreast of what local media is saying. You can also monitor warnings on your all hazards weather radio too. Now is a good time to make sure that your radio has batteries!

Some severe weather safety tips: National Weather Service severe weather safety tips

Have a great morning and stay safe!

Bryan!