658 
FPUS74 KTSA 090058
NOWTSA

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
758 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-090215-
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-
758 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

.NOW...

AT 7:58 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS CONTINUED TO DETECT
AN AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING MUCH OF SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY WAS EAST
OF A LINE FROM WITTER TO MCALESTER. ADDITIONAL STORMS WERE ALSO
DEVELOPING OVER FAR NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OSAGE COUNTY...WEST OF
GRAINOLA. ALL THIS ACTIVITY WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST...AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR.

THROUGH 9:00 PM...RAIN SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS. THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS...CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A QUARTER INCH
PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
WITH ANY STRONGER STORMS. SOME LOCATIONS HAVE RECEIVED BETWEEN 3
AND 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL TODAY...SO ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD
CAUSE FLOODING. ADDITIONAL STRONG STORMS WERE ALSO FORMING AHEAD
OF A DRY LINE OVER NORTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHEAST
KANSAS...AND COULD MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA OVER THE NEXT HOUR
OR TWO.

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