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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
458 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221000-
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-
457 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...CRITICAL.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET..ONGOING.

HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHEAST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF STRONG STORMS HAS WORKED ITS WAY ENTIRELY OUT OF THE
AREA... WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTAINING EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
CONTINUING BEHIND IT. PRECIPITATION WILL SLOWLY END FROM
NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING. UNTIL THEN... MODERATE RAIN
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA WILL ADD TO ALREADY
HIGH TOTAL AMOUNTS. AREAL FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING AS RUNOFF PERSISTS. A LIMITED THREAT FOR AN ISOLATED SEVERE
STORM WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
UNTIL THE UPPER SYSTEM FINALLY MOVES PAST THE AREA.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE AREA LATER THIS
WEEK AND WILL THEN REMAIN IN THE VICINITY FOR SEVERAL DAYS.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM THURSDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AS A RESULT.


WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
456 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-212330-
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-
456 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.NOW...

AT 4:50 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BROAD AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDER
MOVING EASTWARD AT 30 MPH THROUGH EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
ARKANSAS.

THROUGH 6:30 PM...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
EASTWARD ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. MOST OF THE RAIN WILL OCCUR
ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 69... AS PRECIPITATION ENDS FROM THE WEST.

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Flash Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
320 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053-068>076-220000-
/O.CON.KTSA.FF.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130522T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-
PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-
PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROGERS...BENTONVILLE...BERRYVILLE...
EUREKA SPRINGS...FAYETTEVILLE...SPRINGDALE...HUNTSVILLE...
VAN BUREN...OZARK...CHARLESTON...FORT SMITH...ANTLERS...CLAYTON...
HUGO...TAHLEQUAH...STILWELL...MUSKOGEE...EUFAULA...SALLISAW...
MCALESTER...STIGLER...WILBURTON...POTEAU
320 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  AREAS...IN ARKANSAS...BENTON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...
   MADISON...SEBASTIAN AND WASHINGTON. IN OKLAHOMA...ADAIR...
  CHEROKEE...CHOCTAW...HASKELL...LATIMER...LE FLORE...MCINTOSH...
   MUSKOGEE...PITTSBURG...PUSHMATAHA AND SEQUOYAH.

* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
  AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL IS
  EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1
  TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH
  7 PM.

HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS RAPIDLY. IF YOU ARE
IN THE WATCH AREA...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION
IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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