Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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HWOTSA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
501 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241015-
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-
501 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016

...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE THIS WEEKEND...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION...
WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEGINS TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD INTO THE
REGION. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE LOW TO UPPER 90S WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

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

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
RAIN AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES INCREASE SATURDAY AND CONTINUE
SUNDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST.
PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE WEEKEND
WITH THE GREATER POTENTIAL OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY...WHICH COULD CREATE POTENTIAL LOCALIZED AREAS OF
FLOODING CONDITIONS. A MARGINAL SEVERE POTENTIAL COULD ALSO BE
POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES REMAINING POSSIBLE INTO MONDAY AND TUESDAY ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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