Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
668 FLUS44 KTSA 052211 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 511 PM 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- 511 PM CDT Sun May 5 2024 ...POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK MONDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY NIGHT... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. POOR VISIBILITY. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...This Evening. DISCUSSION... Showers will continue to decrease from the west to east this evening, with a few thunderstorms remaining possible across western Arkansas. Localized heavy rain and flash flooding will remain possible. Patchy dense fog is possible later this evening after the rain ends, especially in areas north of Interstate 40. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY...Severe Thunderstorm...Dense Fog and High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY through SATURDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Significant severe weather is possible across portions of eastern Oklahoma Monday evening, and to a lesser degree into western Arkansas later on. All modes of severe weather are expected, including potential for strong tornadoes, very large hail and damaging wind gusts. The higher severe weather chances will come late Monday with storms that develop to the west along a dryline and move into eastern Oklahoma, most likely after sunset. Storms are expected to increase in coverage later in the evening, with severe weather chances extending into parts of western Arkansas late Monday evening or Monday night. In addition to the severe weather, a limited flash flood threat will exist with any storms. A few thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday, before severe weather chances increase again 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. $$