Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
220 FLUS44 KTSA 081844 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 144 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-091015- 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- 144 PM CDT Sat Jun 8 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...Northern portions of NE Oklahoma and NW Arkansas. ONSET...After midnight. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Hot and humid weather will result in dangerous heat for the remainder of the afternoon. Heat indices will top out in the low 100s, locally as high as 105F. A front will move through northeast OK overnight, stalling near I-40. Portions of northeast OK and northwest AR may see strong thunderstorms with gusty gusty winds overnight. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY TO WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY TO FRIDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Scattered storms will develop Sunday along the front, leading to a 20-40% chance of rain. There is a 5-10% chance of marginally severe wind gusts with a few storms. Cooler and drier air will move in behind the front. Storms will become confined to southeast OK by Monday. Then, another upper level low will help to increase storm chances across the area Tuesday- Wednesday with warmer and more humid air returning. Warm and humid conditions, with low to no rain chance, will then prevail for the second half of next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$