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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
502 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
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502 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2025
...SEVERE STORM AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND...
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...MAINLY NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...THIS EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...THIS EVENING.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA
THROUGH THIS EVENING, AND WILL BE A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS
EVENING. STORMS THAT DEVELOP NEAR THE FRONT WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL, AND A TORNADO
OR TWO MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD STORMS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT TO
THE NORTH OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY. THESE STORMS WILL POSE A THREAT
FOR LARGE HAIL. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT, ESPECIALLY IF CLUSTERS OF STORMS TRAIN OVER THE
SAME AREAS, AND LOCALIZED FLOODING MAY RESULT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK LIKELY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM...HIGH WIND AND HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY AS THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY STALLS ACROSS THE AREA AND A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SEVERE
STORMS, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND FLOODING WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH THE APPROACH
OF THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM.
AFTER A QUIET START TO NEXT WEEK, UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN BY
THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART OF THE WEEK, WITH SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED EACH DAY.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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