Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
514 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-192330-
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-
TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
LATIMER-LE FLORE-
514 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

.NOW...
AT 5:13 PM...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWERS ONGOING
ACROSS PARTS OF FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED
OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE...ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 44. FURTHER TO THE WEST...VIOLENT THUNDERSTORMS WHICH
DEVELOPED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA WERE NEARING WESTERN SECTIONS OF
CREEK...PAWNEE AND OSAGE COUNTIES. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED
WITH THIS ACTIVITY...ALONG WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THROUGH 6:30 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE INCREASING IN
COVERAGE OVER AREAS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. RESIDENTS
ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS
AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL ALSO REMAIN POSSIBLE FOR THE
FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF OKLAHOMA INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WILL BE THE COMMON THEME WITH THIS
ACTIVITY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA UNTIL 11
PM CDT TONIGHT.

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