Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
716 FLUS44 KTSA 172203 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 503 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181030- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 503 PM CDT Fri May 17 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. POOR VISIBILITY. RISK...Elevated. AREA... Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms are ongoing across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A few of these storms will be capable of brief heavy rain, and marginally severe hail or wind. However, as the sun sets the next few hours, any lingering storms should diminish. Later, especially after midnight, areas of fog are expected to develop across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. These areas of fog will likely continue through the remainder of the overnight hours. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY...Dense Fog Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Areas of Dense fog could be ongoing Saturday morning across parts of eastern Oklahoma and especially northwest Arkansas. Fog should dissipate by mid morning. Above normal temperatures return for the weekend. Both Sunday night and Monday night, the southern end of expected thunderstorm complexes to the north of the Kansas and Missouri borders may affect parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as well. A cold front Tuesday should increase the shower and thunderstorm chances areawide. Severe weather is looking more likely with the Tuesday storms, although details are uncertain at this time. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$