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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
938 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS PRIMARILY NORTH OF INTERSTATE
40. ANY STRONGER STORMS WOULD BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM AND DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM AND DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE ON MONDAY WITH ANY AFTERNOON STORMS
FOCUSED ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. LOCALLY STRONG DOWNBURST
WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH ANY AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS.
HIGH HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 40 WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FURTHER NORTH. THE
BREAK IN THE HEAT WILL BE SHORT-LIVED WITH VERY HOT CONDITIONS
RETURNING AREAWIDE FOR TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY.
LOW THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK.
EVEN WITH THE RAIN CHANCES THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK, HOT AND HUMID
CONDITIONS REMAIN FORECAST AND HEAT STRESS WILL REMAIN A NEAR
DAILY WEATHER IMPACT.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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