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FLUS44 KTSA 171825
HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
125 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 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-
125 PM CDT Wed Apr 17 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Western Osage and Pawnee Counties.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
A limited fire weather danger will exist this afternoon across
western Osage and Pawnee counties as south winds increase and
temperatures warm into the upper 80s.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Thunderstorm chances will increase Thursday into Thursday evening
as a strong cold front moves across the area. Storms may be severe
Thursday afternoon and evening, mainly to the southeast of
Interstate 44, with large hail and damaging winds being the main
threats. The front will stall just south of the Red River Friday
and Saturday, with showers and a few thunderstorms remaining
possible to the north of the boundary. Unsettled weather is likely
to continue into next week, with at least low thunderstorm
chances most days.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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