Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
905 FLUS44 KTSA 272201 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 501 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281030- 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- 501 PM CDT Wed Aug 27 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Significant. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Portions of Northeast Oklahoma and far Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After Midnight. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Portions of Northeast Oklahoma and far Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...After midnight. DISCUSSION... Showers and isolated thunderstorms ongoing this afternoon across western Arkansas will decrease in coverage this evening. Additional storms will develop overnight and become widespread across much of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas during the early morning hours. Storms will continue to spread southward across the region during the day Thursday. A few stronger wind gusts will be possible late tonight but the overall severe weather risk is expected to remain very low. Heavy rains are likely to accumulate overnight across portions of the region and flooding may become a concern before sunrise across portions of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas. The heavy rain and flooding risk will continue into the day Thursday. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential. FRIDAY through TUESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Widespread showers and thunderstorms will be ongoing Thursday morning and spread southeastward through the day. A few severe storms are possible primarily during the afternoon hours across southeast Oklahoma. Heavy rains and flooding will become an increasing concern and rises on area main stem rivers are expected. The heavy rains will end from north to south by Thursday evening. The weather pattern is forecast to remain mainly dry and mild through the upcoming holiday weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$