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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
515 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241000-
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-
515 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TO THE NORTH OF A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY
NEAR THE RED RIVER. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY SPREAD INTO PARTS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
MAY ALSO OCCUR FURTHER EAST INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ADDITIONAL
ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. NO
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED WITH THE STORMS...BUT SOME OF
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTUBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT EACH DAY THROUGH AT LEAST NEXT
TUESDAY.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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