876  
FLUS44 KTSA 012203  
HWOTSA  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
503 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026  
 
ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071-  
073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-022215-  
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-NORTHERN CRAWFORD-  
NORTHERN FRANKLIN-NORTH AND CENTRAL SEBASTIAN-SOUTHERN CRAWFORD-  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-  
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-  
MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-  
MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-WESTERN OSAGE-  
NORTHERN SEQUOYAH-NORTHERN LE FLORE-NORTHEAST OSAGE-  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SEQUOYAH-CENTRAL LE FLORE-SOUTHEAST OSAGE-  
SOUTHERN LE FLORE-  
503 PM CDT THU OCT 1 2026  
 
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS  
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.  
   
DAY ONE  
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.  
 
HEAVY RAIN.  
RISK...ELEVATED.  
AREA...MOSTLY SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL 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...  
PERIODS OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST  
OKLAHOMA AND INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.  
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN THREAT AS 1 TO 2  
INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE  
OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THESE AREA. LOCALIZED FLOODING CONCERNS COULD  
DEVELOP, PRIMARILY IN URBAN OR LOW LYING AREAS.  
 
ADDITIONAL SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE  
ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT  
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. AGAIN, LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN  
ALONG WITH SOME STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN.  
FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT, GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS  
WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH LIKELY  
FOR A FEW HOURS DIRECTLY 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...  
SHOWER AND 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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