Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
485 FLUS44 KTSA 121756 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1256 PM CDT Sun May 12 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131015- 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- 1256 PM CDT Sun May 12 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...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...late Tonight. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This Evening. DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas later this afternoon and especially this evening. Storms may produce heavy rainfall tonight, with a limited threat of localized flash flooding. Additionally, there is a very low chance for a strong to severe thunderstorm late tonight or early Monday morning across eastern Oklahoma. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY through SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Rain and thunderstorm chances are expected to continue through Monday. This activity is forecast to taper off and exit by Tuesday and Tuesday night. However, thunderstorm chances increase again for the second half of this week with limited severe potential as another disturbance impacts the region. Also, moderate to heavy rainfall is possible with each round of storms, and may lead to rises on rivers and streams or areas of flash flooding. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$