One product issued by NWS for: Cookson OK
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 514 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311015- 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- 514 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Far Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Heavy showers and thunderstorms will continue to spread eastward this evening and tonight impacting northwest Arkansas. Additional showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop across the area late tonight and early tomorrow morning with a continued risk of locally heavy rainfall and localized flooding. The heaviest rain will push into far southeast Oklahoma and portions of northwest Arkansas overnight tonight. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... More widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected on Friday. Locally heavy rainfall is likely with a few strong to severe thunderstorms possible, especially south of I-40. Flooding may also become an issue, especially in areas that receive heavy rainfall today and tonight. Daily thunderstorm chances are expected this weekend through early next week as west to northwest flow aloft continues over the southern Plains. Scattered storms are forecast each day with at least a marginal severe weather threat, including locally heavy rain. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$