Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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FPUS74 KTSA 202000
NOWTSA
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
300 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-202115-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
300 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
.NOW...
AT 3 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM EASTERN KANSAS
SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA. PART OF THIS ACTIVITY CROSSES
OSAGE AND PAWNEE COUNTIES. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT
AROUND 30 MPH.
THROUGH 4:15 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA. STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS ACTIVITY...WITH ALL MODES OF
SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE...INCLUDING TORNADOES. LOCATIONS MOST
LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED DURING THIS TIME INCLUDE THOSE ROUGHLY ALONG
AND TO THE WEST OF A SOUTH COFFEYVILLE TO ARDMORE LINE. RESIDENTS
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT TONIGHT.
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