Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
081 FLUS44 KTSA 161002 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 502 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171015- 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- 502 AM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Early Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Rain showers along with a slight chance for thunderstorms are forecast across mainly far eastern Oklahoma and also northwest Arkansas today as the western portion of an area of low pressure moves through the region. This activity is expected to taper off and exit by this evening. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Ridge of high pressure moves over the region Tuesday and holds through the week allowing for warmer and more humid conditions across eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Heat index values late week are forecast to climb into the upper 90s to around 102 degrees across much of the region. Shower and thunderstorm chances return Friday into the weekend as an area of low pressure looks to finally move out into the Plains. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$