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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1258 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 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-
1258 PM CDT Thu Apr 18 2024

This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.
TORNADO.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This Afternoon.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This Afternoon.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A scattered to broken line of thunderstorms is expected to develop
this afternoon along a cold front that will sweep southeast across
the area. A few of these storms will likely become severe, with
large hail and damaging winds being the main severe weather
threats. A very low but non-zero tornado threat may also develop
across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. The severe
weather threat is expected to end by near or shortly after sunset.

Gusty north winds will follow the passage of the cold front, with
gusts over 30 miles an hour possible across parts of northeast
Oklahoma and northwest 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...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to redevelop across
mainly southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas late Friday
through Saturday as the frontal boundary stalls to the south of
the area. Additional thunderstorm chances will return late Monday
night and Tuesday as another cold front moves into the area.
Unsettled weather is then expected to persist through at least
the middle of next week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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