000 FLUS44 KTSA 070218 HWOTUL ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-071100- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 911 PM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. CURRENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A WIND AND HAIL THREAT FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE AREA BY MIDNIGHT AND THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD END AT THAT TIME. WARNING PROBABILITIES FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OUTLOOK SECTION AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA. GIVEN PROBABILITIES REPRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED AT YOUR LOCATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY AN ACTIVE SPRING WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND A SURFACE BOUNDARY REMAINS OVER THE AREA. IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A MORE STABLE PATTERN MAY FINALLY TAKE OVER BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER / EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED THIS AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS UNTIL 700 PM. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS...AS WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT... WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA $$