Storm chasers follow possible tornado in Oklahoma

May is a busy time of year and many of our students are on field trips. Further south, in Oklahoma City and Stillwater, the risk is moderate. So, what does all of this mean?

The country’s mid-section won’t get a break from the nasty weather on Friday, either.

The National Weather Service is seeking volunteers in Lake Havasu City to help with providing storm reports during periods of severe weather. Be sure to stay tuned to KVOE and KVOE.com for the latest on the weather. This is more than an inch below normal for this time of May, according to the weather service.

Tornadoes may threaten the cities and surrounding communities of Hays and Dodge City, Kansas; Woodward and Elk City, Oklahoma; and Childress, Texas. While the main severe weather threat will hold off until after 10 pm, some isolated cells could produce some small hail and gusty winds. However, as the tail end of that disturbance brushes our region during the afternoon a very narrow ribbon of isolated storms may try and develop in a north / south band.

Is severe weather guaranteed? . No. Coverage of storms is expected to be around 50%.

If clouds and rain hang around for much of the day, the severe threat will be lower.

There is a chance that we could see some localized flooding for the end of the week as well.

“The concern is how saturated the soil will already be by Friday”, Kern said. The dryline may remain well west of the area today (from approximately Childress to San Angelo) but thunderstorms are expected to develop east of the dryline in a very unstable environment. That category suggests the potential for numerous severe storms, some of which may be intense. However, scattered showers are still possible on Saturday morning (leftover from whatever we get on Friday). High temperatures might stall in the mid 50s to low 60s with a Twin Cities metro high around 60. Yes, you read that correctly. Highs will range anywhere from the mid 60s to mid 70s.

The mercury reached 92 degrees in Boston shortly after noon Thursday, breaking the record of 91 degrees for May 18 set in 1936, according to the Weather Service. After another nice weekend, another round of showers and storms will work it’s way into our neck of the woods by Monday evening. “This is when a substantial storm system will be coming out of the Rockies”. They knocked over a camper trailer about one mile west of Cunningham in Kingman County just east of Pratt on USA 400.

Forecast surface weather map for today.

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