Wed May 1 17:43:09 EDT 2024 Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 442 PM CDT Wed May 1 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This evening through Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Mainly West of A Bartlesville to Eufaula to Hugo. ONSET...After Midnight. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...After Midnight. DISCUSSION... Thunderstorms are forecast to develop out west and move into eastern Oklahoma late tonight and into northwest Arkansas Thursday morning. A limited severe potential will be possible with these storms with damaging winds the primary threat. Some of this activity may still produce high winds in some areas even as the overall thunderstorm complex weakens. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur late tonight into Thursday morning, which could lead to localized flooding concerns. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Severe Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...High Wind Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Unsettled weather will continue through the weekend with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected. Severe storms and heavy rainfall will be possible during this period, especially late Thursday and Thursday evening. Thunderstorm chances will continue into early next week as a strong upper level storm system moves into the central Plains. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.