Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Tulsa, OK

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
235 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003

IN THE SHORT TERM...500 MB CLOSED LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MEANDER
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW WILL
CRAWL ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS AND IOWA THROUGH TOMORROW. AFTER A
CHANCE FOR SOME WRAP AROUND CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA...PRECIP CHANCES WILL
DIMINISH AS NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE ON THE WESTERN
SIDE OF THE LOW SWEEPS THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE REGION. SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM...PROVIDING A PERIOD OF DRY
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

THE POTENT UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE EASTWARD AND
FILL...LEAVING THE SOUTHERN PLAINS UNDER BROAD SOUTHWEST UPPER FLOW.
THIS GENERAL FLOW PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EXTENDED...WITH A COUPLE OF SHORT WAVES TRAVERSING THE REGION DURING
THAT TIME. AN INITIAL LACK OF MOISTURE WILL KEEP SUNDAY AND MONDAY
DRY AND FAIRLY TRANQUIL. SOUTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW/WAA WILL INCREASE
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY AS A RATHER WELL DEFINED MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE
TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION. THIS WILL NECESSITATE MAINTAINING
CHANCE THUNDER FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE TROUGH LOOKS
TO REMAIN IN THE VICINITY THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY...LEAVING
CONDITIONS UNSETTLED INTO THE END OF THE WEEK. THEREFORE WILL
INTRODUCE SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDER FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

TUL   51   70   50   73  / 20   10    5    5
FSM   49   70   49   73  / 20   10    5    5
MLC   50   72   50   74  / 10   10    5    5
BVO   50   68   48   74  / 40   10    5    5
FYV   47   68   45   68  / 40   20    5    5
BYV   49   66   47   68  / 40   20    5    5
MKO   52   70   48   73  / 20   10    5    5
MIO   47   65   47   69  / 40   20    5    5
F10   51   71   49   74  / 10   10    5    5
HHW   54   75   51   77  / 10   10    5    5

FORECAST ID= 06

.TSA...
AR...NONE.
OK...NONE.

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-251100-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
348 PM CDT THU APR 24 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY

ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHERN KANSAS AND NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE
STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN
ARKANSAS ALONG THE DRYLINE BEFORE MOVING RAPIDLY EAST OUT OF THE
AREA.

THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE AREA AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES BY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
DRY AND PLEASANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEKEND WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURNING BY SUNDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE WEATHER.

ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT...
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1121 AM CDT THU APR 24 2003

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1130 PM    3 S BRAGGS                OK   WIND DAMAGE
04/23/03   MUSKOGEE                       DAMAGE TO A ROOF

1110 PM    CHECOTAH                  OK   0.75 IN HAIL
04/23/03   MCINTOSH

1105 PM    HARTSHORNE                OK   WIND DAMAGE
04/23/03   PITTSBURG                      TREE LIMBS BROKEN

1035 PM    5 W HAYWOOD               OK   60 MPH TSTORM WIND
04/23/03   PITTSBURG

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