HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 456 AM CDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201000- 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- 456 AM CDT FRI JUL 19 2013 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...EARLY AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 100 IN SOME LOCATIONS. ADDITIONALLY... SCATTERED STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING PEAK DAYTIME HEATING TODAY...WITH SLIGHTLY INCREASED COVERAGE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH A WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCE. BRIEF SEVERE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORM THIS AFTERNOON. ONGOING ACTIVITY INTO THE EVENING WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE WITH THE LOSS OF AFTERNOON HEATING. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH STORMS REMAINING DIURNAL IN NATURE. THE POTENTIAL FOR ORGANIZED STORM COMPLEXES AFFECTING AT LEAST PART OF THE REGION EXISTS NEXT WEEK AS THE UPPER FLOW PATTERN BECOMES MORE NORTHWESTERLY. HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL INTO NEXT WEEK.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:35:19 +0000
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