Hail possible in areas of eastern Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service, Tulsa

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
145 PM CST SAT DEC 8 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-
145 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

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

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET…LATE TONIGHT.

DISCUSSION…
A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN
APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. ELEVATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. STRONG DEEP LAYER 
SHEAR…COUPLED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT…SUGGEST A FEW OF
THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL TO THE SIZE OF
QUARTERS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT…
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SUNDAY…THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL AND HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…
A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS SUNDAY MORNING. THESE
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. COLD…BRISK CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE
FRONT INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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