Short Term Forecast
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK

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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
459 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-202300-
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-
459 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

.NOW...
AT 4:59 PM...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
...SOME OF WHICH HAVE HAD CONFIRMED TORNADOES...IMPACTING
LOCATIONS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA. A SMALL CLUSTER OF SHOWERS
WAS ALSO INDICATED OVER EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO THE FAR
NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS. ALL OF THIS ACTIVITY WAS RACING
NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH.

THROUGH 6 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO RACE
NORTHEAST ACROSS AREAS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND THE EXTREME
NORTHWEST CORNER OF ARKANSAS. LOCATIONS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED
INCLUDE THOSE ALONG AND WEST OF A PEA RIDGE ARKANSAS TO ASHLAND
OKLAHOMA LINE. THE STRONGER OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CONFINED TO
LOCATIONS IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST OF A JAY TO ASHLAND LINE. ALL
MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS...INCLUDING
TORNADOES. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS UNFOLDING
SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT TONIGHT.

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