Hail in Oklahoma, May 2, 2003

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OKLAHOMA
900 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2003

STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY CURRENTLY RESIDES SOUTH OF CWA ALTHOUGH
DEWPOINTS ACROSS SOUTHERN COUNTIES ARE STILL IN THE MID 60S. SHOWERS
HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ARE
RAPIDLY MOVING EASTWARD. KSRX RADAR CURRENTLY SHOWS SOME LIGHT
SHOWERS TRYING TO REDEVELOP OVER PUSHMATAHA AND CHOCTAW COUNTIES.

WILL CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDER ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES
OVERNIGHT. TEMPS AND SKY COVER APPEAR TO BE ON TRACK AT THIS TIME.
HAVE LOWERED WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA AS WE HAVE GONE LIGHT TO
CALM IN MOST AREAS. UPDATE WILL BE OUT SHORTLY.

FORECAST ID= 06

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1000 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2003

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK

...CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE REGION. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 2 AM...HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
CHOCTAW...PUSHMATAHA...AND LEFLORE COUNTIES. A STALLED FRONTAL
BOUNDARY REMAINS SOUTH OF THE REGION...HOWEVER A NARROW AXIS OF
INSTABILITY ALONG WITH INTERACTION WITH BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS
CONVECTION WILL INITIATE THUNDERSTORMS...WHICH WILL QUICKLY BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE AND MOVE OFF TO THE EAST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY NEAR THE RED RIVER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING SLOWLY BACK
NORTH BY LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.  SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL SEVERE
WEATHER...ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY.  DRY WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED
THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...SPOTTER
ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST
CENTRAL ARKANSAS TONIGHT.

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
0526 PM CDT FRI MAY 02 2003

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

0730 PM    4 SW HARTFORD             AR   0.88 IN HAIL
05/01/03   SEBASTIAN                      REPORTED BY PUBLIC

0427 PM    2 NE SALINA               OK   0.88 IN HAIL
05/01/03   MAYES                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC

BAS

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
945 PM CDT FRI MAY 2 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
217 UNTIL 200 AM CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:

IN OKLAHOMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES...
IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA:

CHOCTAW               LE FLORE              PUSHMATAHA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANTLERS...CLAYTON...HUGO AND POTEAU.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOP THIS EVENING ALONG A
STATIONARY FRONT...LOCATED ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA NEAR THE
RED RIVER.  THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATCH
AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BEFORE STORMS SHIFT SOUTHEAST.
LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARILY THREAT WITH THESE SEVERE
STORMS.