Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
425 FLUS44 KTSA 161822 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 122 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171030- 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- 122 PM CDT Mon Sep 16 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Mainly east of I-49 in Western Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. DISCUSSION... There is a limited chance for thunderstorms mainly east of I-49 in western Arkansas this afternoon. Brief heavy downpours and dangerous lightning would accompany any storms that develop. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY thru THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY and SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A ridge of high pressure aloft 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 by Friday are forecast to climb around 100 degrees across much of the region. Shower and thunderstorm chances return Friday night and into the weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$