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FLUS44 KTSA 080958
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
458 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND ALSO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...THIS AFTERNOON EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...EARLY AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND STORMS ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE
TO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING. THROUGH THE
DAY, THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST WITH THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS THIS AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS. STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THIS EVENING
WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. OVERALL COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON
LOOKS TO BE WIDELY SCATTERED WITH MOST LOCATIONS REMAINING DRY.
ALSO THIS AFTERNOON, HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB BACK
INTO THE 100 TO AROUND 105 DEGREES RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN
OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING, A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ADDITIONAL
SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPS FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS KANSAS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY EVENING. STORM
CHANCES QUICKLY RETURN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH A
POTENTIAL WEAKENING STORM COMPLEX APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE GREATER STORM CHANCES DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND
WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. A
LIMITED SEVERE POTENTIAL AS WELL AS A HEAVY RAIN THREAT EXISTS
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. SHOWER AND STORM CHANCES BEGIN TO MOVE
OUT OF THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF A BUILDING RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL UNITED STATES.
IN ADDITION TO THE STORM CHANCES, AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
THE 100 TO AROUND 105 DEGREE RANGE ARE FORECAST INTO THE WEEKEND
FOR PARTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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