Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
740 FLUS44 KTSA 171004 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 504 AM CDT Fri May 17 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-181015- 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- 504 AM CDT Fri May 17 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...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Oklahoma. ONSET...Afternoon. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Afternoon. POOR VISIBILITY. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Areas of fog will continue across the area this morning, with locally dense fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less. Visibilities will improve by mid-morning. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop this morning, and become more numerous by afternoon. The stronger storms Friday afternoon and evening could produce marginally severe hail and wind, especially across southeast Oklahoma into west-central Arkansas. Locally heavy rain is also possible. Storm chances will decrease from west to east Friday night as the upper level storm system moves east of the area. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Above normal temperatures return for the weekend. Both Sunday night and Monday night, the southern end of expected thunderstorm complexes to the north of the Kansas and Missouri borders may affect parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as well. A cold front Tuesday should increase the shower and thunderstorm chances areawide. Severe weather is looking more likely with the Tuesday storms, although details are uncertain at this time. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$