Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
636 FLUS44 KTSA 141802 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 102 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151030- 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- 102 PM CDT Tue May 14 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. POOR VISIBILITY. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northwest Arkansas and far northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Tonight. DISCUSSION... Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue this afternoon across northwest Arkansas as moisture wraps around a departing upper low. No severe weather is expected. Any thunderstorms should dissipate quickly by early evening. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY through FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. MONDAY...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A lull in precipitation is forecast Tuesday night. There is a low chance of thunderstorms Wednesday morning and early afternoon across northeast Oklahoma. More widespread showers and storms are forecast across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Wednesday night through Friday. Storms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall which may lead to areas of flash flooding or rises on rivers and streams. The heaviest rainfall is expected to occur across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Periodic showers and thunderstorms may impact the region early next week, but uncertainty remains regarding timing and spatial extent. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$