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Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Christmas 2023

We are looking for high temperatures in the 40s to possibly lower 50s. Which is about 5 degrees below normal for this time of year. Rain showers will be ending across far northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Christmas Eve. Historically, there is generally less than a 5 percent chance of 1 inch of snow on the ground on Christmas Day across the area with the greatest chances across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.   

 

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Christmas Day Records

Tulsa, OK
Fayetteville, AR
Fort Smith, AR