Eastern Oklahoma Under Flash Flood, Thunderstorm Watch As Front Approaches

Severe Weather is making its way through many northeastern Oklahoma counties and parts of Arkansas and Kansas.

The National Weather Service has issued severe thunderstorm watches for Creek, Hughes, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Tulsa and Washington counties in Oklahoma as well as Chautauqua County in Kansas.

The watch will be in effect until 3 a.m. Monday morning.

A flash flood watch has also been issued for several counties in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas through Monday evening, according to NWS.

The watch includes Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Mayes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Rogers, Sequoyah, Tulsa, Wagoner and Washington counties in Oklahoma and Benton, Sebastian and Washington counties in Arkansas.

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News On 6 WARN Team meteorologist Stacia Knight said the upcoming cold frond won't cut through the Tulsa area until midday Monday and that the strong to severe storms should be moving into Arkansas by Monday afternoon.

"Until then, flash flood watches and severe thunderstorm watches have been issued in preparation for these storms to cross into eastern Oklahoma," Knight said.

"Damaging winds and large hail will be the primary threats but conditions are suitable for possible spins along the leading edge of the line of storms," she said.

Around Tulsa and areas to the north, mainly heavy rain and strong winds are expected. Areas south of Tulsa are expected to experience heavy rain, winds and possible hail.

Have your rain gear handy, and keep checking back to News On 6 and NewsOn6.com for updates.