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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 428 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-180930- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 428 AM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 ...SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS EXPECTED TODAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...After 5 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Significant. AREA...Much of Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After 2 PM. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...North of Interstate 40. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...North of Interstate 40. ONSET...Evening. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Mid morning. DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms are expected to develop by early afternoon from southern Kansas into north central Oklahoma and spread east and northeast through the evening. These storms will pose a risk of significant severe weather with very large hail, locally damaging winds, and tornadoes all possible. Storms will steadily increase in coverage through Friday evening across northeast Oklahoma and eventually align along a quickly advancing cold front. The predominant severe weather hazard will transition to locally damaging winds as storms focus along the front. The front is forecast to move quickly southeastward overnight with a risk of localized severe weather extending into the early morning hours Saturday. Locally heavy rainfall and a limited risk of flash flooding will develop through the evening as storms expand along the cold front. The heaviest rains are expected to remain north of Interstate 40. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY...High Wind Potential. SUNDAY and MONDAY...No Hazards. TUESDAY...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY...Thunderstorm and High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Breezy winds and cooler temperatures are forecast on Saturday. A period of dry weather persists through early next week. Thunderstorm chances return by mid to late next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$