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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
521 PM CDT WED AUG 5 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...PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 DEGREES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 8 PM ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS. THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS, IN ADDITION TO A BOUNDARY
NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER, WILL LEAD TO POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO
EARLY EVENING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM CHANCES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
THIS AFTERNOON WILL LARGELY BE TIED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN. SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM AND DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY AND TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN WEATHER STORY OVER THE NEXT WEEK WILL BE CONTINUOUS HOT
CONDITIONS, WITH HEAT PRODUCTS LIKELY FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA AT TIMES. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO OCCUR OFF AND ON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, ESPECIALLY
NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. THE HIGHEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES
WILL COME LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY TO PERHAPS MARGINALLY SEVERE WINDS, BUT
OVERALL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINIMAL.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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