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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1259 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026
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1259 PM CDT THU SEP 3 2026
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST TODAY, WITH DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT
INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES ACROSS ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
SEVERE DROUGHT IS RAISING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ACROSS THE REGION
ON WINDIER AFTERNOONS. THE GREATEST CONCERNS WILL BE ACROSS
EASTERN OKLAHOMA WHERE SOUTH WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
NEAR PERSISTENT HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT
WEEK WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES.
THERE IS A LOW CHANCE OF AN ISOLATED STORM IN THE TERRAIN OF
EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS WEEKEND. SEVERE TO
EXTREME DROUGHT WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO WORSEN AND DAILY LOCALIZED
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS CAN BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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