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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
520 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
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412.
ONSET...ONGOING.
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 WITH HEAT INDICES UP TO 108 DEGREES. POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS IN THE
VICINITY OF A WEAK BOUNDARY IN FAR NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. A FEW STRONG
TO LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR INTO EARLY EVENING, WITH THE
MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.
ACTIVITY SHOULD LARGELY STAY CONFINED TO PARTS OF NORTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AND FAR NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 412.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT REMAINS
EXPECTED INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, WITH POTENTIAL FOR A LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT WHERE STORMS MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS
IMPACTED 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 AND 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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