The next four days will each carry some risk of severe weather for Oklahoma. I'm sure we all have at least some idea of how hard it is to predict the future, but when the severe weather outlook for Oklahoma was updated last night, it caught pretty much everyone off guard.

Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday now all have a Level 2 risk each day.

If you're rolling your eyes, already tired of a new storm system every week, you're not alone. Especially because much of the state is seeing little to no activity when other portions are getting hammered, but that's just this time of year.

Let's hop straight into the outlook.

Thursday

Not much has changed for tomorrow. A small risk of severe weather. Wind and hail are the main concerns. Tornadoes are possible, though the chance is low. It all depends on the "IF" storms are able to fire up, large, long-track tornadoes will be possible through the night.

All the same, the odds have lowered for most of the area outlined in Tuesday's briefing, now it's focused on North-Central Oklahoma and skewing into NEOK.

Friday

This outlook is staying the same as it was earlier this week, with the addition of a small risk of tornadoes in Central to Eastern Oklahoma.

Saturday & Sunday

You know the drill. It's still too early to accurately predict what may transpire, but tornado risks are expected to rise, and the area of concern is massive.

Draw a line from Snyder to Alva, jog right up through Kansas, and pretty much everyone east of that line is in the possibility of some serious weather both days.

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There is also a growing concern for what may come after. The Storm Prediction Center is keeping a close eye on several models that seem to be stacking severe weather into the Heartland over the next two weeks. Several hotspots are popping up across Oklahoma during this time.

Now, you certainly can't call any of it a forecast just yet. It's too early, but as we grow closer to those dates, things will get clearer.

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