Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
034 FLUS44 KTSA 291801 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 101 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301030- 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- 101 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Portions of eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Mainly after Midnight. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...This afternoon. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon across portions of the area, with greater coverage possible over northwest Arkansas and extreme northeast Oklahoma. A few of these storms could be strong to marginally severe with locally heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms that develop well west of the area later today may form into complex, with storms potentially moving into eastern Oklahoma very late tonight. A few of these storms could also be strong to marginally severe. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A complex of storms could potentially be ongoing across eastern Oklahoma Thursday morning, with at least a low severe weather threat. Otherwise more widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday night into Friday in association with a stronger upper wave with the threat for heavy rainfall and localized flooding. There is also a limited severe weather threat into Friday, mainly south of I-40 where instability will be maximized. 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. $$