Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
791 FLUS44 KTSA 040254 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 954 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041015- 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- 954 PM CDT Mon Jun 3 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Primarily Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...After midnight. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Along and south of Interstate 40. ONSET...After midnight. DISCUSSION... Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas after midnight. Large hail and locally damaging winds will be possible along with areas of heavy rain. Currently it appears the highest storm coverage and heaviest rains will be along and south of Intestate 40 through mid morning Tuesday. Recent rainfall has left soils saturated and quick onset flooding is possible in areas where the highest rainfall rates occur. A flood watch is in effect for much of southeast Oklahoma through 10 AM Tuesday. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY through SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms may be ongoing early Tuesday with a risk of severe weather and heavy rainfall. Thunderstorm activity is likely to be less during the afternoon hours across the region which will allow strong instability to again spread northward. Storms are expected to develop across southern Kansas into northwest Oklahoma late in the day Tuesday and then spread south and eastward across eastern Oklahoma and possibly northwest Arkansas. These storms will have a risk of severe weather. Thunderstorms may continue into the day Wednesday before a brief lull in storm chances through Thursday. The active pattern returns for late week into next weekend with daily thunderstorm chances. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$