Hazardous weather outlook

From National Weather Service, Tulsa:

 SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING…

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK…SIGNIFICANT.
AREA…EAST OF A LINE FROM VINITA TO OKMULGEE.
ONSET…ONGOING.

AREA AT GREATEST RISK…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
        ARKANSAS.

FLASH FLOOD.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…ALL EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…ONGOING.

DISCUSSION…
WIDESPREAD STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE ONGOING ACROSS EASTERN
OKLAHOMA…AND WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
LATER TODAY.  CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE OVER
FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…MAKING THIS AREA
THE MOST FAVORED FOR THE RISK OF WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER.
FURTHER NORTH…LIMITED INSTABILITY WILL KEEP THE COVERAGE
OF SEVERE WEATHER MORE ISOLATED.  STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS
REMAIN IN PLACE AREA WIDE PRODUCING SCATTERED AREAS OF
DAMAGING WIND POTENTIAL.  THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS SLOWLY ACROSS
THE AREA.  THE TORNADIC POTENTIAL WILL ALSO INCREASE FOR
AREAS THAT ARE ABLE TO BECOME MORE UNSTABLE…WHICH AGAIN
FAVORS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND POSSIBLY WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS.  LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR WILL BE MAXIMIZED WITHIN
THE ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY WHICH MAY SUPPORT A SLIGHTLY
HIGHER RISK OF STORM ROTATION.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
ACTIVATION OF THE REGIONAL SPOTTER NETWORK MAY YET OCCUR…
HOWEVER LOCAL SPOTTER NETWORKS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ACTIVATE
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

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