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HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
530 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024

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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-
530 AM CDT Thu May 23 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...Elevated.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN and FLASH FLOOD..
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A complex of showers and thunderstorms is ongoing from southeast
Oklahoma into west central Arkansas early this morning. Locally
heavy rainfall and a marginal risk for hail up to quarter size
will continue to be possible with these storms early today.

Scattered thunderstorms are likely to redevelop across eastern
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas this afternoon. Any storm that
develops will have the potential to become severe, with large
hail and damaging winds being the main severe weather threats.
Locally heavy rainfall may result in some flooding concerns,
mainly from southeast Oklahoma into west central Arkansas.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
MONDAY...No Hazards.
TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Widely scattered thunderstorms may develop Friday afternoon and
evening from southeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas along a
cold front. Some severe weather threat will accompany these
storms.

The greatest severe weather threat over the next week will come
late Saturday afternoon and especially Saturday evening. All
severe weather hazards will be possible with storms Saturday
evening.

Thunderstorm chances will diminish Sunday into next week, but
periodic low storm chances will exist at times.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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