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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
452 PM CDT WED APR 8 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...MAINLY NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE 44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING 15 TO NEAR 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING. THE STRONGER WIND
GUSTS COMBINED WITH LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO
CREATE LIMITED FIRE WEATHER DANGER MAINLY NORTHWEST OF INTERSTATE
44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. FIRE WEATHER DANGER SHOULD WEAKEN THIS
EVENING WITH THE DECREASING WINDS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FRIDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY, WITH SEVERE POTENTIALS AND ALSO A HEAVY RAIN THREAT.
STORM CHANCES RETURN FRIDAY OVER NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY SAGS SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE REGION.
ADDITIONAL STORM CHANCES DEVELOP SATURDAY FOR MAINLY EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND THEN SPREADS ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY FROM A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. STORM CHANCES REMAIN FORECAST MONDAY
AND TUESDAY OVER EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WITH A
SECOND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE PLAINS. LIMITED
SEVERE POTENTIALS EXIST NEAR THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, AND AGAIN SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE TWO LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS MOVING OVER THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS, THOUGH A LOW TORNADO THREAT ALSO EXISTS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AMPLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE LIFTING INTO THE
REGION THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK WILL ALSO CREATE A HEAVY RAIN
THREAT.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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