Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK Issued by National Weather Service Norman OK 454 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-241030- 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- 454 PM CDT Wed Apr 23 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms have developed this afternoon as an upper disturbance moves across the area. There is a limited severe potential this afternoon into early evening, mainly over eastern Oklahoma. Large hail and locally damaging winds will be the main threats. Storms should weaken after sunset with the loss of daytime heating. Localized heavy rainfall could also develop within the stronger storms through this afternoon, primarily in southeast Oklahoma. Additional isolated showers and thunderstorms may move into eastern Oklahoma late overnight. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. FRIDAY through MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Thunderstorm chances with limited severe potential continues into the weekend as a series of disturbances move across the region. The best chance of widespread thunderstorms and heavy rain is expected Thursday with the increase of low level moisture into the region. Additional thunderstorm chances remain forecast early next week with a more defined low pressure system and cold front looking to move into the region. Limited severe potential as well as locally heavy rainfall again develop with this next week system. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.