One product issued by NWS for: Fayetteville AR
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 950 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171030- 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- 950 PM CDT Thu May 16 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. POOR VISIBILITY. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight. DISCUSSION... Slight to low end chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue overnight ahead of a low pressure system approaching from the west. Severe weather is not expected tonight. Light winds and low level moisture in place across the region will aid in the development of patchy areas of fog across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas overnight into Friday morning. This reduced visibility could impact parts of the region during the morning commute. Visibility conditions should improve mid morning Friday. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dense Fog Potential. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorm chances will persist Friday, with a decreasing trend from west to east Friday night as the upper level storm system moves east of the area. The stronger storms Friday afternoon and evening could produce marginally severe hail and wind, especially across southeast Oklahoma into west-central Arkansas. Above normal temperatures return for the weekend. Both Sunday night and Monday night, the southern end of expected thunderstorm complexes to the north of the Kansas and Missouri borders may affect parts of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as well. A cold front Tuesday should increase the shower and thunderstorm chances areawide. Severe weather is looking more likely with the Tuesday storms, although details are uncertain at this time. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$