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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1256 PM 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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...THIS AFTERNOON.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
A DIFFUSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST THIS
AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A FOCUS FOR ADDITIONAL
STORMS 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 AND DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM 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 BY THE MIDDLE OF 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 UP
TO 105 TO 109 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAT
INDICES 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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