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FLUS44 KTSA 011753
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1253 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
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1253 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...MOSTLY SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
SIGNIFICANT WINDS.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DISCUSSION...
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, WITH HEAVIEST
PRECIPITATION ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE
WHICH MAY CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES ESPECIALLY IN URBAN
AREAS. ADDITIONALLY, ANY STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY STRONG
WINDS HOWEVER THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER RISK REMAINS LOW. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING OR EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING, CAUSING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP BEHIND IT. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND
THE FRONT.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL.
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PRIMARILY
SOUTHEAST OF INTERSTATE 44. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY DEVELOP
ON FRIDAY FROM SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ON SATURDAY ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT.
DRY AND MILD WEATHER RETURNS FOR NEXT WEEK.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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