Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
150 FLUS44 KTSA 062219 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 519 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071000- 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- 519 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024 ...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After 7 PM.. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Critical. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After 7 PM. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...This Evening. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This Evening. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Severe thunderstorms have developed across western Oklahoma as of late afternoon. These storms will spread east and expand in coverage by early evening. Severe weather is expected into northeast Oklahoma by early to mid evening and will steadily spread east through the early morning hours Tuesday. Conditions will support significant severe weather, especially during the evening into early morning hours. Tornadoes are likely, especially during the evening hours, including the risk for strong long track tornadoes. Additionally, large hail and locally damaging winds are expected to occur, with this risk expanding east through the early morning hours. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY through SUNDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A few severe storms may develop as early as Wednesday morning, but a more widespread severe weather risk is expected Wednesday afternoon as a cold front sweeps east. Locations south and east of Interstate 44 have the highest severe weather potential on Wednesday. Thunderstorm chances will end on Thursday with dry and mild weather for late week into the weekend. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Spotter activation is expected this evening into the overnight hours. Additionally, given the potential for damaging storms, the need for mutual aid and additional staffing should be considered. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$