Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
480 FLUS44 KTSA 170741 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK Issued by National Weather Service Norman OK 241 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-171100- 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- 241 AM CDT Tue Jun 17 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This morning and overnight tonight. HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOOD RISK. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Overnight tonight. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma ONSET...This afternoon. DISCUSSION... A complex of thunderstorms will approach northeast Oklahoma later this morning with a limited risk of severe weather. The primary hazard will be strong winds. By this afternoon, hot and humid conditions will result in heat index values between 95 to 105 degrees. A second, more intense complex of thunderstorms is expected overnight tonight with a cold front and a greater risk of severe weather. Damaging wind gusts and hail are possible. There is the potential for bowing segments within the complex of thunderstorms, which may result in a risk for significant wind gusts--especially near the Kansas/Oklahoma border. Heavy rainfall associated with this complex may also result in localized flooding. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. SUNDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. Monday...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible on Wednesday as the cold front lingers across the area. Damaging wind gusts and hail will remain the primary hazards. Heavy rainfall may also result in some flooding threat. There is uncertainty on where the greatest risk of severe weather will be as it will depend on the exact location of the front, which will be influenced by the previous night`s complex of thunderstorms. The risk of storms should end from northwest to southeast late Wednesday into early Thursday. Dangerous heat will return for the end of the workweek and into the upcoming weekend. weather.gov/tulsa for additional information. $$