There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Lavaca, Arkansas.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

503 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.

	RISK...LIMITED.

	AREA...FAR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

	ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.

SIGNIFICANT WINDS.

	RISK...LIMITED.

	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

	ONSET...THIS MORNING.

DISCUSSION...

STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL USHER IN MUCH COOLER AIR
BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT.

GUSTS UP TO ABOUT 30 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA TODAY. WITH THE COLD FRONT REMAINING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF THE AREA DURING AFTERNOON HEATING... THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY PRESENT ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE FRONT... A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO
SEVERE. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL END BY EARLY EVENING AS THE
FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...

LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

LOW CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST AS
INTERMITTENT DISTURBANCES IN NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TRAVERSE THE
REGION. NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

There are currently no Special Weather Statements Lavaca, Arkansas.

Shortterm Forecast

359 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012

.NOW...

AT 4:00 AM...DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS... GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF
A LINE NATURAL DAM TO PEA RIDGE. ELSEWHERE... LIGHT RAINFALL WAS
AFFECTING EXTREME NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. ALL
PRECIPITATION MOVING TO THE EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH.

THROUGH 5:30 AM...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS.