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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
554 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...LATE TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...MAINLY NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ENTER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA TOWARDS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WITH THESE
STORMS, WITH A LOW CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADIC SPINUP
ALONG THE LINE.
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT UNTIL
THE ARRIVAL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COLD FRONT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ONGOING TUESDAY, GRADUALLY WORKING
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW SEVERE
STORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE, WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN
THREAT, AND HAIL A LESSER THREAT. MUCH COOLER AIR WILL MOVE IN
THROUGHOUT THE DAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. A FEW ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS
WELL. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY BELOW NORMAL.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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