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HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
446 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221000-
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-
446 AM CDT Fri Jul 21 2017

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT SATURDAY...

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 Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
Afternoon heat index values will rise into the 100 to 110 degree
range across all of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas.
Monitor for signs of heat stress during outdoor activities and
drink plenty of water.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.
SATURDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.
SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential.
MONDAY and TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
WEDNESDAY...No Hazards.
THURSDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
The excessive heat will persist into the weekend with afternoon
heat index values of 100 to 110 Saturday and Sunday. A cold front
will dip into the area...bringing thunderstorm chances back to the
forecast mainly Sunday afternoon into the early part of next week.
Slightly cooler temperatures are expected as well.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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