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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1005 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211000-
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-
1005 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


...SEVERE WEATHER ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS...

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

.DAY ONE... REST OF TONIGHT.

TORNADO.
RISK...CRITICAL.
AREA...WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS
        ONSET....ONGOING...DECREASING RISK AFTER MIDNIGHT.


SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...CRITICAL.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING...DECREASING RISK AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED.
        AREA...LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
        ONSET...LATE TONIGHT.

HEAVY RAIN.
        RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
        ONSET...ONGOING.

        AREA AT GREATEST RISK...LOCATIONS NORTH OF I-40.


DISCUSSION...
SEVERE STORMS CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA. TORNADOES...HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE AND AND WIND GUSTS TO
80 MPH WILL CONTINUE...HOWEVER THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A PERIOD OF NON CONVECTIVE WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WHERE GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. SEE /OKCNPWTSA/ FOR DETAILS.

ADDITIONALLY...HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT WILL POSE A HEAVY RAIN AND
POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING RISK WITH REDEVELOPING STORMS OVERNIGHT.
THE GREATEST THREAT TONIGHT APPEARS TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING EXISTS WITH THE HIGHEST
RAINFALL RATE STORMS.


SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO
MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...AND
WILL AGAIN INCLUDE THE THREAT FOR FLOODING. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK ON
WEDNESDAY...LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.


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