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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
623 PM CDT FRI JUN 26 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED TO ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING...WANING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FLASH FLOOD.
RISK...ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTER 7 PM.
AREA AT GREATEST RISK...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
NUMEROUS STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR A BOUNDARY ACROSS
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. SOME STORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREATS.
INTENSE RAIN RATES FROM SLOW-MOVING AND/OR TRAINING STORMS WILL
YIELD ELEVATED TO SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL TONIGHT.
LOCALLY HIGH-END RAINFALL TOTALS ARE POSSIBLE, IN THE 3 TO 7 INCH
RANGE. WITH SOILS FAIRLY SATURATED, MOST OF THIS RAIN WILL LIKELY
BE RUNOFF AND CAUSE DANGEROUS RAPID-ONSET FLASH FLOODING.
FLOODING ON MAIN-STEM RIVERS IS ALSO POSSIBLE IF RAINS FALL IN
THE RIGHT BASINS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ARE OCCURRING IN
SPOTS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA, ESPECIALLY IN THE ARKANSAS RIVER
VALLEY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM...HIGH WIND...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...HIGH WIND...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND STORMS MAY LINGER INTO EARLY SATURDAY BEFORE ENDING.
HOT, HUMID, AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR THE REST
OF THIS WEEKEND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
VALUES WILL LIKELY EXCEED 105 DEGREES IN MANY PLACES SATURDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AND HEAT HEADLINES MAY BE NEEDED ACROSS PARTS OF
THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. LOW THUNDERSTORM
CHANCES MAY RETURN TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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