Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
105 FLUS44 KTSA 212151 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 451 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221015- 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- 451 PM CDT Sat Sep 21 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...but diminishing after sunset. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...improving after sunset. DISCUSSION... A weak outflow boundary extending through far northwest Arkansas will remain a focus for isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms through early evening. A brief strong storm is possible with gusty outflow winds. Further west across northeast Oklahoma, isolated thunderstorms remain possible however overall coverage and duration of any storms is expected to be brief. Additional storms may move into northeast Oklahoma late tonight, but chances will be higher during the day Sunday. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY and MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A cold front will move across the region Sunday into early Monday bringing an end to the heat. Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms will occur during this period. A few of the storms could produce marginally severe wind gusts. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may return to portions of the area from late Wednesday into the end of the week. Temperatures will remain near to below normal for this period. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$