Information about Isaac for Eastern Oklahoma, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROGERS…BENTONVILLE…BERRYVILLE…
EUREKA SPRINGS…FAYETTEVILLE…SPRINGDALE…HUNTSVILLE…
VAN BUREN…OZARK…CHARLESTON…FORT SMITH…ANTLERS…CLAYTON…
HUGO…PAWHUSKA…BARTLESVILLE…NOWATA…VINITA…MIAMI…
PAWNEE…TULSA…CLAREMORE…PRYOR…JAY…BRISTOW…OKEMAH…
OKMULGEE…WAGONER…TAHLEQUAH…STILWELL…MUSKOGEE…EUFAULA…
SALLISAW…MCALESTER…STIGLER…WILBURTON…POTEAU
FRI AUG 31 2012

…ISAAC TO IMPACT EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TODAY…

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ISAAC WAS APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES
EAST OF FORT SMITH EARLY THIS MORNING…AND WAS MOVING NORTH AROUND
10 TO 15 MPH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS
PATH…EVENTUALLY MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BY EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. BANDS OF SHOWERS…SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL…CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND FAR
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING.

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK…THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED TO BE CONCENTRATED ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…WHERE
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 4
INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND QUICK RISES IN SMALL CREEKS AND
STREAMS. RAINFALL TOTALS WILL DECREASE TO THE WEST WITH MOST AREAS
IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA RECEIVING LESS THAN AN
INCH.

GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AS ISAAC LIFTS NORTH…WITH A FEW GUSTS
AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

WHILE THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS RATHER LIMITED TODAY…AREAS THAT
REMAIN EAST OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW WILL BE IN A FAVORABLE AREA FOR
ISOLATED BRIEF TORNADOES THIS MORNING AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
SHOULD THE TRACK BE FARTHER EAST THAN EXPECTED…THE THREAT FOR
HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE LESS AND FARTHER REMOVED
FROM WESTERN ARKANSAS.

ALL THOSE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS…STATEMENTS AND OUTLOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

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