Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
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124 FXUS64 KTSA 120551 AFDTSA Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1251 AM CDT Fri Jun 12 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1109 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 - Shower and thunderstorm chances will continue the next several days. While any thunderstorm will produce heavy rains, Saturday night is expected to have the greatest potential for excessive rainfall over a larger area. - After the several rounds of rain and storms, the flood threat near creeks and streams will increase Saturday into Sunday. - Rain and thunderstorm coverage will decrease on Sunday, but the chance of rainfall will continue, especially in southeast Oklahoma. && .SHORT TERM... (Through Friday) Issued at 1109 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 Cluster of thunderstorms continues ahead of a weak frontal boundary moving across northeast OK. Environment continues to support a low-end threat of downburst winds tonight, and most data suggests a potential uptick in coverage of storms later tonight favored along and south of I-40 . Flooding potential also will exist with PWAT values 1.5-1.8 inches analyzed through the local area. Rain and storm coverage is expected to wane through the early part of Friday as the front basically washes out. Temperatures should be slightly cooler but it will remain humid. && .LONG TERM... (Friday Night through Thursday) Issued at 1109 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 Complex of storms potentially makes a run at northeast OK and northwest AR late Friday night, but the Saturday night into Sunday time frame continues to be indicated as the period with highest potential for more widespread heavy rainfall. During this time a more significant cold front is forecast to push through the Central Plains toward the local area, with widespread showers and thunderstorms developing across southern KS into northern OK, with both a threat of severe weather and excessive rainfall. Latest suite of guidance continues to point toward northeast OK as the more favored area for heavy rain, locally several inches possible. A flood watch may ultimately be needed as this region has seen recent heavy rainfall with some ongoing river flooding as well. After a hot an humid day Saturday, temperatures will be notably cooler to start next week. Overall rain and storm chances will decrease during the early part of next week with a period of below normal temperatures before more typical early summer conditions return. Storm chances may increase again later next week as well. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1251 AM CDT Fri Jun 12 2026 A complex of storms, currently situated across far E. OK and far NW AR, have developed along a frontal boundary and will continue to push ESE over the next few hours. KFYV, KFSM, and eventually KMLC will be impacted by this complex. Heavy rainfall, cloud to ground lightning, and gusty winds will be the main hazards with these storms over the next handful of hours. MVFR cigs and IFR/LIFR vis will prevail underneath heavier rain showers and storms. Kept TEMPO groups at KXNA and KROG through 07Z for occasional lightning strikes and rain on the backside of the passing storm complex. Most of the rain/storms will be exiting the area around daybreak this morning, with lingering SCT-BKN lower clouds through the morning, especially across SE OK and W-C AR. These lower clouds should gradually scatter out and lift late in the morning and through the afternoon Friday. The frontal boundary will stall and retreat back northward this afternoon and southeast winds will return, but remaining light through the daytime. Mejia && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... TUL 75 92 69 76 / 10 30 100 30 FSM 75 92 74 83 / 10 20 90 60 MLC 76 91 74 81 / 10 0 90 60 BVO 72 92 66 75 / 30 60 100 20 FYV 72 88 69 78 / 20 40 90 40 BYV 69 87 67 76 / 30 60 100 40 MKO 73 89 70 77 / 10 10 100 50 MIO 70 89 66 75 / 40 60 100 10 F10 73 90 69 77 / 10 10 90 50 HHW 75 91 75 84 / 10 10 60 70 && .TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OK...None. AR...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...14 LONG TERM....14 AVIATION...67