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FLUS44 KTSA 202154
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
454 PM CDT WED AUG 20 2025
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211015-
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-
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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.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ONGOING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY THE STRONGEST STORMS. EXPECT COVERAGE
AND INTENSITY TO WANE WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING.
IN ADDITION, HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 PERSIST PRIMARILY ACROSS
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
TOWARD SUNSET.
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 AND 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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