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Severe Weather Possible Tuesday Evening In Northern, Central Oklahoma

There is a slight risk of severe storms late this afternoon and tonight across parts of northern Oklahoma. Primary threats will be hail to the size of golfballs and winds up to 70 mph.
Norman Forecast Office
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National Weather Service

Northern Oklahoma could see severe weather Tuesday evening, although it's possible hail and strong straight-line wind gusts could make their way into the Metro.

Shortly after 3 p.m., the Norman Forecast Office of the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for much of the western third of the state. That was later expanded into several counties in central Oklahoma.

Golf ball-sized hail and 60 mile-per-hour winds were reported in Kay and Custer counties early Tuesday evening.

The storms are all part of a strong cold front that entered northwest Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon.

Meteorologists say the rain, coupled with cloud cover and drier and cooler air behind the front will lead to a very cool day for August on Wednesday, with highs forecast in the lower 70s - roughly 20 to 25 degrees below average. Some locations may not climb out of the 60s.

Those conditions will stick around through Thursday morning, but a slow warming trend takes the region toward the weekend.

Credit Red Cross Oklahoma / Twitter
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Twitter
Storms developing northwest of Oklahoma City late Tuesday afternoon.

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Brian Hardzinski is from Flower Mound, Texas and a graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He began his career at KGOU as a student intern, joining KGOU full time in 2009 as Operations and Public Service Announcement Director. He began regularly hosting Morning Edition in 2014, and became the station's first Digital News Editor in 2015-16. Brian’s work at KGOU has been honored by Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI), the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, and local and regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. Brian enjoys competing in triathlons, distance running, playing tennis, and entertaining his rambunctious Boston Terrier, Bucky.
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