Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
718 FLUS44 KTSA 292224 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 524 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-301000- 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- 524 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Easteern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Widely scattered thunderstorms remain possible across parts of the area through around sunset. Thunderstorm chances will also increase towards morning across parts of eastern Oklahoma as a storm complex to the west may begin to affect this area. Organzied severe weather is unlikely with any of these storms. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .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 may potentially be ongoing across eastern Oklahoma Thursday morning, with at least a low severe weather threat developing at that time. 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 Interstate 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. $$