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SPSTUL
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271200-

EASTERN OKLAHOMA/NORTHWEST ARKANSAS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
515 AM CDT SUN MAY 26 2002

...A CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING SOUTH OF I-40...

A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED DURING THE 
NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA.  THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS 
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MAINLY THIS MORNING WITH A FEW SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE.  LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT IN 
AREAS GENERALLY TO THE SOUTH OF I-40.  THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO 
DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDDAY.  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT.  HOWEVER...NO SEVERE WEATHER IS 
ANTICIPATED LATE TONIGHT WITH ANY STORMS THAT MOVE INTO THE AREA.

$$

.SPOTTER ACTIVATION...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHEAST 
OKLAHOMA.

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN 
OKLAHOMA DURING THE NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE 
MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE AREA.  THE DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH 
ELEVATED INSTABILITIES HAVE RESULTED IN STRONG TO SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORMS THAT WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER AREAS SOUTH OF I-40 THIS 
MORNING.  THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDDAY AS 
THE DISTURBANCE MOVES TO THE EAST.

BY LATER TONIGHT ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WELL OUT TO THE 
WEST OF THE AREA WHERE THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY 
UNSTABLE DURING THE DAY.  STORMS OUT TO THE WEST ARE LIKELY TO FORM 
A COMPLEX THAT WILL MOVE TO THE EAST THIS EVENING AND DURING THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS.  THIS ACTIVITY MAY REACH EASTERN OKLAHOMA LATE 
TONIGHT...HOWEVER AS THE STORMS MOVE AWAY FROM THE GREATER 
INSTABILITY OUT WEST THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN.

THREAT TABLE
VALID THROUGH 1200 UTC MONDAY

AREA 1...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA SOUTH OF I-40 THIS MORNING.
THUNDERSTORM PROBABILITY...100
SEVERE PROBABILITY IF STORMS OCCUR...50
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE PROBABILITY IF STORMS OCCUR...20

THREAT AREAS DEFINE THE GREATEST RISK. PROBABILITIES ARE IN PERCENT. 
SIGNIFICANT SEVERE IS DEFINED AS F1 OR GREATER WIND/TORNADO DAMAGE 
AND/OR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL OR LARGER.

$$

RELATED GRAPHICAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA

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