Hazardous weather outlook from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office

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

.DAY ONE…THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

WINTER WEATHER.
ICE ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO EASTERN
OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING…MOVING INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS LATE TONIGHT.
PRECIPITATION COULD TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS TEMPERATURES FALL TO
NEAR FREEZING AT THE SURFACE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON FRIDAY FOR BENTON…CARROLL AND MADISON
COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL…HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
AREAS OF RAIN WILL LIKELY BE ONGOING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FRIDAY MORNING. THERE ARE STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTIES WHETHER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW
FREEZING ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING…A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER OR COLDER
WOULD LIKELY HAVE IMPACTS ON ICE ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME ONLY
A LIGHT GLAZE IS EXPECTED…PRIMARILY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
PERSONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST.

LINGERING AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. IN
ADDITION…A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO CHRISTMAS
MORNING.

COLD AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE DEPARTING SYSTEM
AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY
PART OF THE WORK WEEK.

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