Hazardous Weather Outlook for Okay, Oklahoma
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
500 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
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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-
500 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024
This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
TORNADO.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...After 3 PM.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...Significant.
AREA...Primarily southeast of Interstate 44.
ONSET...Mainly after 3 PM.
DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible early this morning
through early afternoon across northeast Oklahoma and far northwest
Arkansas. Should any early day storms develop they could become
severe. A higher chance of thunderstorms and severe weather will
develop by mid afternoon through mid evening along a slow moving
cold front. Severe thunderstorms are likely from northwest Arkansas
into southeast Oklahoma late this afternoon and evening with
potential for large destructive hail, locally damaging winds,
and isolated tornadoes. Thunderstorms will move further east and
south of local region by mid evening.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY...No Hazards.
SUNDAY through TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A slight chance of thunderstorms will remain across far southeast
Oklahoma on Thursday with dry and mild weather for areas further
north. The quiet weather pattern will continue for late week
into the weekend with thunderstorm chances returning by early
next week.
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