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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
625 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
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-
625 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORM WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA MAINLY WEST OF HIGHWAY 74.
ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A NARROW BAND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE EARLY THIS
EVENING OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...MAINLY IN AREAS NORTHWEST
OF TULSA.  A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
DISSIPATE THIS EVENING. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO EASTERN OKLAHOMA FROM THE WEST LATE
TONIGHT.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT
MONDAY.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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