Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
466 FLUS44 KTSA 191811 AAC HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Tulsa OK 111 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201015- 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. $$