645 FPUS74 KTSA 121448 NOWTSA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 948 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ054>074-121600- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA- CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH- PITTSBURG-HASKELL- 948 AM CDT MON AUG 12 2013 .NOW... AT 9:48 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO DETECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ONGOING ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. WHILE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS WERE ALSO DEVELOPING OVER CREEK...OKMULGEE...AND OKFUSKEE COUNTIES. ALL THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST...AROUND 20 MILES PER HOUR. THROUGH 11:00 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40. THE OVERALL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THIS PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT TO MODERATE...WITH HOURLY RATES UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. ANY STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL...UP TO A QUARTER INCH...ALONG WITH INTENSE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. $$ 16