Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
764 FLUS44 KTSA 051019 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 519 AM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-061030- 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- 519 AM CDT Sun May 5 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...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Today. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Today. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue spread over the area today. A few storms may briefly pulse to severe limits today across southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas where the instability is slightly more favorable. Locally heavy rainfall with the stronger storms will increase the threat for both flash flooding and main stem river flooding across the entire area. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY...High Wind Potential. SATURDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... The active weather pattern will continue this week with chances for storms through Wednesday night. The higher severe weather chances will come Monday with storms that develop to the west along a dryline, and again Wednesday along a cold front. For Monday, all modes of severe, including tornadoes will be possible along with the potential for some significant severe weather late Monday afternoon and into Monday night. Storms that develop along a cold front Wednesday will also have severe potential Wednesday afternoon and evening. Storm chances are expected to diminish later in the work week as drier and cooler air filters in behind the departing cold front. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$