A Hazardous Weather Outlook for today...Please watch for those storms in NE Oklahoma (may be severe today). Stay safe!! 076-111000- 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- 507 AM CDT WED JUL 10 2013 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...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. ONSET...MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...ALL OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ONSET...AFTERNOON. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...METRO TULSA AND THE AREA BETWEEN HIGHWAY 412 AND INTERSTATE 40 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. DISCUSSION... HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAXIMIZE TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COOL FRONT DRIFTING SOUTH FROM KANSAS. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL LIKELY REACH 105 TO 110 AT MOST LOCATIONS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHED WEST TO EAST ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE AREA NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 WILL BE MOST VULNERABLE. LARGE POTENTIAL ENERGY WITH THOSE STORMS..COMBINED WITH SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT SPREADS AT LOWER LEVELS SUGGESTS THE POSSIBILITY FOR LOCALIZED DAMAGING DOWNBURST WINDS. ORGANIZED CONVECTION IS NOT EXPECTED. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY...NO HAZARDS. SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS. MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... MARGINAL THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL BE COOLER THAN TODAY BUT STILL IN THE MID-UPPER 90S IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS VALLEY IN WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. $$
Posted on: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:58:20 +0000