The National Weather Service says there's a possibility of severe storms with very large hail Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The best chance comes over Southwest Oklahoma, but very large hail up to the size of tennis balls and damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour could develop near and east of a dryline between 4 and 10 p.m.
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Norman Forecast Office meteorologist Ryan Barnes says as night falls, storms may move into a broader portion of Central and Western Oklahoma.
“The damaging wind threat may decrease during this time period, but the hail threat will likely persist,” Barnes says. “The highest thunderstorm and rain chances are expected during the early part of the day Thursday, mainly along and east of Interstate 35.”
Barnes says quarter-sized hail is still possible, but less likely Thursday morning. The heavy rain will continue to shift east Thursday, but redevelopment is still possible along I-35 through at least 7 p.m. Thursday.
“Tornado chances are very difficult to determine right now, but they most certainly can’t be ruled out,” Barnes says.
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