Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
567 FLUS44 KTSA 032155 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 455 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041015- 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- 455 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Primarily Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...After midnight. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Primarily Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...After midnight. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms are possible again late tonight through the early morning hours. The favored region for thunderstorm development appears to be across central and eastern Oklahoma with lower chances further east across northwest Arkansas. Strong instability will spread northward into the region overnight and support severe weather potential with large hail and locally damaging winds the primary hazards. Additionally locally heavy rainfall will remain possible. Any additional heavy rains across areas that received rainfall during the day Monday will likely lead to an increase in flooding concerns. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY through SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms may be ongoing early Tuesday with a risk of severe weather and heavy rainfall. A break in thunderstorm activity is likely during the afternoon hours across the region which will allow strong instability to again spread northward. Storms are expected to develop across southern Kansas into northwest Oklahoma late in the day Tuesday and then spread south and eastward across eastern Oklahoma and possibly northwest Arkansas. These storms will have a risk of severe weather. Thunderstorms may continue into the day Wednesday before a brief lull in storm chances through Thursday. The active pattern returns for late week into next weekend with daily thunderstorm chances. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$