Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
536 FLUS44 KTSA 242132 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 432 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251030- 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- 432 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Remainder of This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma...West of Highway 75. ONSET...Late Afternoon. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and thunderstorm will develop by late afternoon or early evening across parts of eastern Oklahoma as a disturbance drops southeast across the Plains. Sufficient instability and shear in place could allow for a few of the initial thunderstorms to become strong to severe, especially across central and into east central Oklahoma this evening. Main threats will be hail up to half- dollar size and damaging wind gusts. Any severe threat should wane into the overnight hours and storms shift southeastward. Locally heavy rainfall will also be a concern with the stronger storms. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Showers and a few thunderstorms will occur late Thursday through Friday in association with an upper level storm system just to our east. The greatest thunderstorm potential will be across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas where locally heavy rainfall will also be possible. Thunderstorm chances also continue into the weekend as the upper low remains nearby before upper ridging builds back in early next week with a return to more settled conditions. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$