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FLUS44 KTSA 082203
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
503 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 EVENING AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA THIS
AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS POSSIBLE INTO THIS
EVENING, AND THEN MUCH OF THE ACTIVITY WILL END BY 10 PM. THE
STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE STRONG DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS. LATE
TONIGHT, MORE SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
OVER, OR MOVE INTO, NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY MAY ALSO
AFFECT NORTHWESTERN ARKANSAS AROUND DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S AND HIGH HUMIDITY HAVE RESULTED IN
HEAT INDICES FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE EVENING.
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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