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HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1255 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026

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1255 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026


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...Elevated.
	AREA...Areawide.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

HEAVY RAIN.
	RISK...Limited.
	AREA...Southeast OK and west-central AR.
	ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Areas of scattered thunderstorms and heavy rain will persist into
the afternoon, particularly for southeast OK and west-central AR.  
Storms may begin to wind down by late afternoon, but will likely 
reinvigorate overnight. Precipitation is expected to focus along 
the I-44 corridor. The main impacts will be brief heavy rain and 
lightning. Severe weather is not anticipated. 

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential.
FRIDAY TO MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A couple of showers or thunderstorms may occur Wednesday morning,
lingering into the afternoon for the higher terrain of southeast
OK and northwest AR. Otherwise it will be a cool but quiet day.
Storm activity will become widespread Thursday with the potential
for heavy rain and perhaps minimal flooding concerns for some
areas. Scattered storm activity will continue at times into next
week with temperatures gradually returning closer to normal.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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