


Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
894 FLUS44 KTSA 191023 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 523 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201000- 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- 523 AM CDT Sat Apr 19 2025 ...SEVERE STORM AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late Afternoon. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Periods of showers and thunderstorms will continue today and tonight across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A few of the thunderstorms may become severe late this afternoon and early this evening across parts of southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas in the vicinity of a stalled out frontal boundary. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main severe weather threats. Later this evening and overnight, a strong upper level storm system will approach from the west. This will result in showers and storms becoming more organized, and the threat of severe weather and heavy rainfall will increase across much of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. The heavy rainfall may result in both flash flooding and main-stem river flooding. Large hail and damaging winds will again be the main severe weather threats overnight, but a low tornado threat may develop towards Sunday morning, especially if the stalled out front begins to lift to the north. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential... Heavy Rain Potential. MONDAY...No Hazards. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... The severe weather threat will continue into Sunday afternoon, with the potential for all severe weather hazards, especially across far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Heavy rainfall may continue to lead to flash flooding and main-stem river flooding as well. After a quiet start to next week, unsettled weather will return by the middle to latter part of the week, with scattered thunderstorms expected each day. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$