Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
928 FLUS44 KTSA 021026 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 526 AM CDT Thu May 2 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031000- 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- 526 AM CDT Thu May 2 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...Mainly Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Afternoon. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Mainly North and Northwest of Tulsa. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... A complex of showers and thunderstorms will continue to weaken as it moves east across eastern Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas this morning. Locally heavy rainfall may occur until around mid morning with the strongest storms. In addition, wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour remain possible early this morning on the north side of the complex across mainly Osage and Pawnee counties. Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening as a cold front moves southeast across the area. One or two of these storms may become marginally severe, with mainly a large hail threat, and locally heavy rainfall may also occur. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. MONDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue into early next week, with the greatest potential for significant severe weather being early next week. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible at times this weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$