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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
438 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2022
ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-060945-
ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK-
CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK-
LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK-
OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK-
PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK-
WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR-
438 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2022
..DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO PERSIST ALL WEEK
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...ELEVATED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS.
ONSET...MIDDAY.
DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER DAY OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN A TYPICAL SUMMER TIME PATTERN
WILL YIELD DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110
DEGREE RANGE. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID HEAT-RELATED
ILLNESS.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ALL WEEK. AFTERNOON
HEAT INDICES EACH DAY WILL TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE.
A WEAK FRONT MAY PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT BY LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY FOR SOME, WHILE ALSO POTENTIALLY FOCUSING A
FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS. THE HEAT WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN FOR SUNDAY
AND MONDAY BEFORE A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
REGION BY TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT...
FIRST RESPONDERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO SEE HEAT-RELATED INCIDENTS IN
THEIR COMMUNITIES DUE TO THE ONGOING EXTENDED HEAT WAVE.
PROVISION OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE COOLING STATIONS COULD HELP
MITIGATE THE IMPACT SOME.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
LACY
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