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FLUS44 KTSA 021927
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
227 PM CDT WED APR 2 2025
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EAST OF INTERSTATE 49 IN WESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EAST OF INTERSTATE 49 IN WESTERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ONSET...ONGOING IN WESTERN ARKANSAS...AFTER MIDNIGHT SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF INTERSTATE 49 IN
WESTERN ARKANSAS, WITH A CONTINUED SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS, ALTHOUGH A
LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL ALSO EXIST. THESE STORMS
SHOULD SHIFT EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON.
ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR AND
JUST NORTH OF A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY TOWARD DAYBREAK THURSDAY,
MOST LIKELY ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THESE STORMS WILL
LARGELY POSE A LARGE HAIL THREAT, ALTHOUGH DEPENDING ON HOW FAR
NORTH THE BOUNDARY STALLS, THERE MAY ALSO BE A DAMAGING WIND AND
LIMITED TORNADO THREAT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM...HIGH WIND...AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE WEATHER PATTERN REMAINS FAVORABLE FOR MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF
HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ESPECIALLY FROM SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA THROUGH NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. EXPECT BOTH FLASH FLOODING
AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING CONCERNS TO INCREASE BOTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL ALSO EXIST THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY, FOCUSED ACROSS AREAS SOUTH AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 44.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS, ALTHOUGH
A LIMITED THREAT FOR TORNADOES MAY ALSO EXIST.
RAIN CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY END DURING THE DAYTIME SUNDAY, WITH
BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
SEVERE WEATHER AND FLOODING IMPACTS ARE LIKELY TO IMPACT
PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NOW THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. MULTIPLE PERIODS OF RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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