Hazardous Weather Outlook for Ionia, Arkansas
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
501 AM CDT Sat Apr 20 2024
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501 AM CDT Sat Apr 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...Southeast Oklahoma.
ONSET...Ongoing.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...South of Interstate 40.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Rain showers along with chances for thunderstorms will continue to
spread across southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas today
as a disturbance lifts through the region. The greater potential
for thunder as well as locally heavy rainfall are forecast into
this afternoon over southeast Oklahoma where an elevated frontal
boundary was slowly sagging southward. Rain and thunderstorm
chances taper off this evening and overnight tonight from
northwest to southeast as an area of low pressure moves through
and exits the region. Severe weather is not expected today.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.
SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...High Wind Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A slight chance of rain and thunderstorms return for parts of
northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Tuesday in response to a
cold front moving into the region. Thunderstorm chances continue
Wednesday with another disturbance forecast to move through. The
greater thunderstorm chances look to develop late week with
another low pressure system moving into the Plains. Severe weather
potentials could become possible late week.
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