Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
258 FLUS44 KTSA 301015 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 515 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011000- 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- 515 AM CDT Tue Apr 30 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...Elevated. AREA...Northwest of Interstate 44. ONSET...Towards Evening. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Near the Oklahoma/Kansas Border. ONSET...Late Evening. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Mainly Near the Oklahoma/Kansas Border. ONSET...This Evening. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...This Afternoon. DISCUSSION... South winds may gust up to 30 miles an hour at times this afternoon across parts of northeast Oklahoma. Thunderstorms may develop towards evening across parts of Osage county as a weak frontal boundary approaches from the north. Storms are expected to increase in coverage this evening into the overnight hours, especially near the Kansas border in the vicinity of the stalling frontal boundary. A few of the storms may be severe, especially this evening, with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall will also be possible as storms may repeatedly train across the same areas. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential... Heavy Rain Potential. FRIDAY through SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Unsettled weather will prevail through the period with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. The greatest coverage of storms will likely be Thursday into Thursday evening as a cold front moves through the area and stalls near the Red River. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$