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FLUS44 KTSA 091012
HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
512 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
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512 AM CDT WED SEP 9 2026
THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...ALONG AND NORTH OF I-44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...THIS EVENING.
HEAVY RAIN.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...ALONG AND NORTH OF I-44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
ONSET...THIS EVENING.
DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...SIGNIFICANT.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...MIDDAY.
FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...AFTERNOON.
DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER HOT DAY IS IN STORE ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA INTO NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS WITH NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HEAT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THE HEAT COMBINED WITH PROLONGED DROUGHT
CONDITIONS AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO RAISE
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND VEGETATION HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY
STRESSED.
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL INCREASE BY LATE AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF I-44 IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME
STRONG TO SEVERE, WITH LOCALLY DAMAGING DOWNBURST WIND POTENTIAL.
THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT AND THE STORMS COULD ALSO LEAD TO
AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
LOCAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
THURSDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
MONDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
TUESDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO
THURSDAY WHILE SPREADING SOUTHWARD WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
AGAIN, A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE THURSDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS, WITH DAMAGING
WINDS THE MAIN CONCERN. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WITH HOT WEATHER LIKELY TO RETURN BY THE
WEEKEND. DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND BUT
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS HIGH WITH HOW THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
TRANSITION IN THE WAKE OF THE MID WEEK COLD FRONT.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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