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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
433 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
WHILE WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF
TODAY, A LOW CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPS ACROSS
FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE THIS EVENING
AND DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS
LIKELY TO REMAIN VERY LOW, BUT A STRONG OR MARGINALLY SEVERE STORM
CANNOT BE RULED OUT NEAR THE OKLAHOMA-KANSAS BORDER.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
PLEASANT MAY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MID WEEK BEFORE A PATTERN
CHANGE BRINGS STORM CHANCES BACK TO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK. HIGHEST STORM CHANCES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT LINGERS NEAR THE REGION. AT LEAST A
LIMITED THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND, THOUGH
THE HIGHER SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TO THE
WEST OF THE AREA INITIALLY. ADDITIONALLY, STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
ARE FORECAST EACH DAY THURSDAY AND BEYOND, WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
MPH.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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