Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
FRI MAR 23 2012

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-
 FRI MAR 23 2012

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…THIS AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION…
THERE MAY BE JUST ENOUGH INSTABILITY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ON THE BACK SIDE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSOURI. IF
STORMS DO DEVELOP…THEY WILL DISSIPATE OR MOVE OUT OF THE AREA
BEFORE SUNSET.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY…NO HAZARDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
DRY AND MILD WEATHER WILL PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK…WITH THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHES THE AREA AND
STALLS.

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