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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
506 AM CDT THU AUG 6 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.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA... NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...MIDDAY.
DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY IS FORECAST ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS HIGHS ONCE AGAIN SOAR INTO THE TRIPLE DIGITS
AND HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGE FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES. BY MID TO
LATE AFTERNOON, A WEAK BOUNDARY WILL BE DRAPED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
THE VICINITY OF THAT BOUNDARY TOWARD THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR WILL EXIST FOR AT LEAST A FEW
STORMS TO BECOME MORE ORGANIZED INTO THE EVENING. THE MAIN IMPACT
LOOKS TO BE DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS FROM MAINLY HIGH BASED
THUNDERSTORMS, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE
STRONGEST DOWNBURST. ACTIVITY SHOULD LARGELY STAY CONFINED TO
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND INTO FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AS THE
BOUNDARY REMAINS MOSTLY STATIONARY.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS IMPACT
BY EARLIER ACTIVITY.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING, MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL
ARKANSAS AS THE WEAK BOUNDARY PROGRESSES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THE MAIN CONCERNS
ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.
OTHERWISE, THE MAIN STORY FOR THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK WILL
BE CONTINUED HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES
ROUTINELY NEAR OR IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES WILL BE COMMON WITH
HEAT HEADLINES LIKELY TO CONTINUE AT LEAST FOR PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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