Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
717 FLUS44 KTSA 202125 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 425 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211015- 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- 425 PM CDT Sat Jul 20 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late This Evening and Overnight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late This Evening and Overnight. DISCUSSION... Showers and thunderstorms will increase in coverage across eastern Oklahoma this evening before spreading eastward into northwest Arkansas late overnight. Thunderstorms will be slow moving and may train over areas for prolonged periods of time tonight. This may result in heavy rainfall with at least a marginal risk of localized flash flooding for those who receive the most rain. Otherwise, severe weather is not expected. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Cool, yet unstable, weather will persist through Monday with periodic showers and thunderstorms across the region. Then, heading into the middle of next week temperatures will remain below normal but begin to slowly moderate. At least low chances of rain and thunderstorms persist next week across southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$