Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
402 FLUS44 KTSA 260301 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1000 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-261015- 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- 1000 PM CDT Tue Jun 25 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Mainly late tonight. DISCUSSION... A few isolated storms will remain possible across portions of northeast Oklahoma into the overnight hours. A thunderstorm complex will likely move into far northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, from the north, late tonight into Wednesday morning. Locally damaging winds will be possible in the stronger bow segments, along with brief heavy rainfall. Highest thunderstorm chances will be mainly along and east of Highway 75 into Wednesday morning. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm and Dangerous Heat Potential. THURSDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY through SUNDAY...Thunderstorm and Dangerous Heat Potential. MONDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... An extended period of dangerous heat is forecast to continue through the upcoming weekend. Heat stress impacts may steadily intensify given the long duration of hot and humid conditions. Localized and brief breaks from the heat area possible due to thunderstorms on Wednesday and again over the weekend. Any reprieve from the ongoing hot and humid conditions will be brief as the weather pattern will continue to favor above normal temperatures. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$