HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 450 AM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-141000- 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- 450 AM CDT SAT JUL 13 2013 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA...WEST OF HIGHWAY 75. ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...ELEVATED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...EVENING. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... A WESTWARD MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RESULT IN INCREASING SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES TONIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHOULD BE FOCUSED ACROSS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...POTENTIALLY IMPACTING AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 75 IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. INITIAL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING...WITH THE BEST CHANCES HOLDING OFF UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...ALTHOUGH SOME LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY OCCUR. SATURDAY AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE MID 90S ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA...ALTHOUGH SLIGHTLY DRIER LOW-LEVEL AIR WILL KEEP HEAT INDEX VALUES LOWER THAN PREVIOUS DAYS. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES WEST ACROSS OKLAHOMA. THIS WILL ALSO KNOCK AFTERNOON HIGHS BELOW SEASONAL AVERAGES FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WITH MOST AREAS WARMING INTO THE 80S. RAINFALL CHANCES WILL DIMINISH TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 12:31:50 +0000
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