606  
FLUS44 KTSA 201822  
HWOTSA  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
122 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211000-  
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-  
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-  
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-  
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-  
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-  
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-  
122 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025  
 
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS  
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.  
 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.  
RISK...LIMITED.  
AREA...NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  
ONSET...ONGOING.  
 
DANGEROUS HEAT.  
RISK...ELEVATED.  
AREA...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.  
ONSET...ONGOING.  
 
DISCUSSION...  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON  
ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. A  
BRIEF STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.  
OTHERWISE, HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST PRIMARILY ALONG  
AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 THIS AFTERNOON. OVERALL TEMPERATURES  
WILL BE COOLER THAN RECENT DAYS, HOWEVER HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR  
105 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH WILL RAISE HEAT STRESS  
CONDITIONS.  
 
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...  
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...NO HAZARDS.  
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.  
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL.  
 
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...  
DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE  
WEEKEND. A STRONGER COLD FRONT ARRIVES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK ALONG  
WITH A PATTERN SUPPORTING MULTIPLE DAYS OF SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM  
CHANCES. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR EARLY NEXT  
WEEK.  
 
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.  
 
 
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