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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
108 PM 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
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...LATE AFTERNOON.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY WILL CONTINUE 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, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
THE VICINITY OF A WEAK BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
OKLAHOMA. 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. A FEW INSTANCES OF LARGE HAIL MAY ALSO
OCCUR.
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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