Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1252 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2020 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221115- 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- 1252 PM CST Tue Jan 21 2020 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...THis Afternoon and Tonight. WINTER WEATHER. SNOW ACCUMULATION. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight . ICE ACCUMULATION. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight. DISCUSSION... Light precipitation developing to the west later today will spread into eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas later tonight. The leading edge of the precipitation may transition to a a mix of rain, freezing rain, snow, and sleet after midnight as temperatures cool. Only minor ice and snow accumulations are expected late tonight. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY...Winter Weather Potential. FRIDAY through MONDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A mix of light rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow may be ongoing Wednesday morning across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. As temperatures slowly rise, the precipitation is expected to transition to mostly rain, although a light wintry mix may persist through the afternoon and into the evening across the higher terrain of far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Overall accumulations appear rather light, generally less than a half inch. There is also a small chance of light snow later Thursday night across far northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as the upper low moves through the region. A warming trend will ensue late in the week and especially into the weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.