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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1258 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
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1258 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
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...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA... EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST INTO EARLY
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE REGION ALONG AND AHEAD OF AN OUTFLOW
BOUNDARY AND COMPACT AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN FORECAST TO
CONTINUE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND ALSO WESTERN ARKANSAS. LIMITED SEVERE
WEATHER POTENTIAL EXISTS THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH LOCALLY
DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT AND LARGE HAIL A SECONDARY
THREAT. SEVERE POTENTIALS ARE FORECAST TO WEAKEN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT
AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.
ALSO THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING, HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS
SOUTH OF THE OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN
THE 100 TO 107 DEGREE RANGE. THE GREATER POTENTIAL IS ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS PARTS OF NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS. CONDITIONS IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH THE EXPANDING STORM
CHANCES.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS
HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
STORM CHANCES LINGER INTO SATURDAY FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND WESTERN ARKANSAS BEFORE THE SURFACE BOUNDARIES FINALLY EXIT
THE REGION. NORTH OF THE PRECIPITATION CHANCES, HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE SUNDAY THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS THE
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 109 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. A BREAK MAY DEVELOP LATE NEXT
WEEK WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE POSSIBLY MOVING INTO THE PLAINS.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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