THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TORNADO. RISK...NIL. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA,,,NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS ONSET...AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ONSET...AFTERNOON. DISCUSSION... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CONFINED TO MOSTLY FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA...NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS...HOWEVER ANY SEVERE WEATHER RISK WILL REMAIN VERY LOW WITH A BRIEF SEVERE WIND GUST THE MAIN RISK. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD FROM ANY WILDFIRES. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...NO HAZARDS. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE THURSDAY...AND ESPECIALLY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE REGION. WIDESPREAD RAIN...SOME LOCALLY HEAVY...IS EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE. NOTICEABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...AND DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL OVER THE WEEKEND. SETTLED CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CARRY OVER INTO THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:37:57 +0000
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