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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
453 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

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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-
453 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2024

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Far eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms are ongoing this
afternoon across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Locally
heavy rainfall will remain possible through the evening from southeast
Oklahoma through northwest Arkansas with a limited risk of flash
flooding. Gusty northerly winds will persist through the overnight
hours especially across the higher terrain areas of northwest
Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY...High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY...High Fire Weather and High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY...High Wind Potential.
MONDAY...Severe Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Gusty winds will continue on Thursday and Friday with temperatures
steadily warming to above normal readings for the weekend.
Localized fire weather concerns may develop in parts of northeast
Oklahoma on Saturday. The overall threat will be dependent on
fuel states, with green-up well underway in many areas.

The threat for severe thunderstorms will increase Monday as the
next storm system of interest swings into the Central Plains. The
severe weather threat may extend into Tuesday, as well, depending
on the timing of relevant features. Expect details to be refined
over the coming days, with continued moderate uncertainty in the
evolution of the storm system.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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