255 FPUS74 KTSA 131200 NOWTSA SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 700 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131300- BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN- PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE- TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL- LATIMER-LE FLORE- 700 AM CDT TUE AUG 13 2013 .NOW... AT 7:00 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATED A LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE PRECIPITATION WAS MAINLY EXTENDING FROM WEST TO EAST ALONG HIGHWAY 40. ISOLATED SMALLER THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO LOCATED IN FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALL THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST...AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR. THROUGH 8:00 AM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL GENERALLY PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL. THE STRONGER EMBEDDED STORMS WILL BRING BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL INCREASE GENERALLY BETWEEN WELTY TO FORT SMITH...WHERE 3 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED SINCE MIDNIGHT. $$ 16