Hazardous Weather Outlook for Avant, Oklahoma
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
440 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
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440 AM CDT Wed Apr 24 2024
...SEVERE STORM POTENTIAL INCREASES LATER THIS WEEK...
...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY GREATEST SEVERE POTENTIAL...
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.
ONSET...Mainly tonight.
HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...After midnight.
POOR VISIBILITY.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.
DISCUSSION...
Patchy dense fog will continue through mid morning in the lower
valley areas of northwest Arkansas. Visibilities will be reduced
below one half mile in some locations.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop later
this morning into the afternoon hours across portions of eastern
Oklahoma. Additional storms are likely tonight across northeast
Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A few of these storms could
produce marginally severe hail and locally heavy rainfall.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Severe Thunderstorm...High Wind and Heavy Rain Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A few strong to marginally severe storms may be ongoing Thursday
morning across portions of northeast Oklahoma and northwest
Arkansas. Locally heavy rainfall will be likely in the stronger
storms and a few locations could experience flooding.
Another round of strong to severe thunderstorms are expected
late Thursday night into Friday as a strong upper low lifts into
the Central Plains. Large hail and damaging winds will be primary
threat, although a tornado or two can not be ruled out.
The potential for a higher end severe weather event is expected
Saturday into Saturday night. All modes of severe weather will be
possible including tornadoes, very heavy rainfall and flash flooding.
The severe weather and flooding threat will continue on Sunday across
southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas where a moist and unstable
air-mass remains in place.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
Continue to closely monitor the latest forecast concerning the
severe weather and flood potential this week, especially Friday
and Saturday. Specific severe weather threats and timing will
continue to be refined over the next several days.
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