Hazardous weather outlook, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

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-
1234 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012

…SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN
ISOLATED TORNADO TONIGHT FOR FAR E CNTRL AND SE OK AND NW AR…

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

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
TORNADO.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…FAR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ALL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…MID EVENING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…FAR EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA ALL OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET…MID EVENING.

WINTER WEATHER.
SNOW ACCUMULATION.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK…ELEVATED.
AREA…NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK…LIMITED.
AREA…EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
ONSET…AFTER 6 PM.

DISCUSSION…

A LIMITED RISK OF SEVERE STORMS EXISTS BY MID EVENING ACROSS FAR
EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS ALL OF NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS…AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO
ARE ALL POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. A FEW ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
THIS EVENING AND QUICKLY RACE EAST INTO CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…SOME LIGHT SNOW OR
FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS. LITTLE
TO NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED…AND NO TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT AS IT SWEEPS
THROUGH. WIND GUSTS MAY TOP 40 MPH AT TIMES TONIGHT ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. THE STRONG WINDS WILL RAISE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS AS WELL.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY…VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL…HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…NO HAZARDS.
MONDAY…WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY…NO HAZARDS.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION…

VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY WITH
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS AND ONGOING DROUGHT
CONDITIONS WILL YIELD AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER.

THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION OVER THE
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THIS COULD IMPACT TRAVEL TO SOME EXTENT SO
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT…

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PERSONNEL SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS FOR THE EARLY TO MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK AS ANY
WINTER WEATHER IMPACTS IN THE REGION BECOME BETTER DEFINED.

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