Stormy and Rainy Week Ahead for Oklahoma

Oklahoma residents will want to get in all the yard work they can today because a stormy and rainy week is expected to kick off Tuesday, April 22. Storms and rain are expected throughout the week and into the weekend.

Monday started out chilly but the National Weather Service in Norman expects the afternoon to be breezy with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. Tuesday is when Oklahoma will have another chance for severe weather, and more storm chances and rain are expected to continue the rest of the week.

Tornado chances are low, but not zero, for Oklahoma on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Areas of northwest, western, southwest, northern and central Oklahoma have a slight to marginal risk of severe thunderstorms on Tuesdays. Hazards include golf ball sized hail and damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour. The tornado potential is low, but not zero. Storms are expected in the early evening and into the overnight hours on Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorm chances will continue on Wednesday for areas for the western half of the state. Hazards include golf ball sized hail and damaging wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. The tornado threat for Wednesday will be a bit higher than Tuesday.

A stormy week will continue after Tuesday and Wednesday, but it's too early for any forecasting, so Oklahomans are encouraged to remain weather aware throughout the week.

One thing is for certain that the multiple rounds of ran and thunderstorms will continue through Saturday morning. Various areas of Oklahoma could see anywhere from two to four inches of rain by Friday. And that's on top of the rain Oklahoma already received on Easter weekend.

Multiple tornadoes impacted Oklahoma on Easter weekend.

Before Easter, Oklahoma experienced severe weather on Friday and Saturday. The night before Easter Sunday, several areas of Oklahoma experienced either flash flooding, tornados or both. The town of Ada, Oklahoma, was again ravished by a nocturnal tornado. Ada was severely damaged a month prior during an early morning EF-1 tornado that struck on March 4.

It was reported that one person died from the tornado in Ada. But two others died in Moore, Oklahoma, due to flash flooding.

Oklahoma is expected to see a very active peak storm season at the end of April and early May.

Oklahoma is getting closer to peak tornado season, which usually takes place at the end of April and early May. Extended forecasts are expecting Oklahoma to have a very active peak storm season this year. According to Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer, "tornado alley is coming alive for three weeks straight" with severe weather and tornado threats. These storm systems will also bring "much needed rainfall" to the central and southern Great Plains regions.

Various areas of Oklahoma have great potential for supercells from April 25-May 1 and May 2-8.