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HWOTSA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
446 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2026
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THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.
DAY ONE
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...LIMITED.
AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
ONSET...ONGOING.
DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF LOCALLY GUSTY WIND AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN.
MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL DISSIPATE BY MID TO LATE EVENING.
SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...NO HAZARDS.
EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON, BUT THE
FORECAST TREND WILL BE TOWARD DRIER AND HOTTER CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL BECOME
COMMON BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND THE HEAT IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY
THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT HEAT ADVISORIES AND POTENTIALLY EXTREME HEAT
WARNINGS TO BE ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE WEEK.
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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