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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
111 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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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-
111 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024

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...Mainly Northeast Oklahoma.
ONSET...Late Afternoon.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Mainly Eastern Oklahoma.
ONSET...Ongoing.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Northwest of I-44.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms are expected to
develop along a boundary later this afternoon across north central
and northeast Oklahoma. A few severe thunderstorms will be
possible into this evening, mainly across parts of northeast
Oklahoma. Damaging winds will be the main severe weather threat.

Afternoon heat index values will climb into the 100 to 105 degree
range today across much of northeast Oklahoma. A limited fire
weather danger will also exist to the northwest of Interstate 44
due to the lack of recent rainfall and breezy south winds today.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential.
SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Afternoon heat index values in the 100 to 105 degree range will be
common Friday and Saturday afternoons across much of eastern
Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. Thunderstorm chances will
return over the weekend, with the best chances late Sunday and
Sunday night as a cold front moves across the area. Low storm
chances will also prevail Tuesday night and Wednesday of next
week.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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