HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 501 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...WINTER WEATHER POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY....HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SEVERAL DAYS OF ACTIVE WEATHER ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS A
POTENT STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND ACROSS THE
PLAINS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT
AS THE LOW LEVEL JET INTENSIFIES AND A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IS ANTICIPATED ON WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION.
RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL
MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY EVENING.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT FROM
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIT THE AREA BY
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT LEAVING SOME RAIN SHOWERS IN ITS WAKE. THOSE
RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW ON THURSDAY
AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS MISSOURI AND COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE
AREA. THE GREATEST CHANCES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS...MAINLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412. THE
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO END THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM PULLS OF TO
THE NORTHEAST.
UNSEASONABLY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON CHRISTMAS
DAY.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL ARE URGED TO MONITOR FUTURE FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THE MID WEEK SYSTEM...AS THE TRACK OF THIS
STORM SYSTEM REMAINS UNCERTAIN.
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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