


Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
673 FLUS44 KTSA 181754 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1254 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191030- 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- 1254 PM CDT Sat Oct 18 2025 ...SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE AREA... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. TORNADO. RISK...Limited. AREA...Western Arkansas and far Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...East of a line from Miami to Talihina. FLASH FLOOD. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northwest Arkansas and far Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Strong thunderstorms are ongoing this afternoon and will continue generally along and east of Highway 69 through mid afternoon. The severe weather threat will increase as the storms move east. The main threats will be up to golf ball sized hail, and wind gusts to 70 mph. A low threat of tornadoes also exists this afternoon mainly over western Arkansas. Excessive rainfall leading to flooding will also be a concern where thunderstorms repeat over the same area, primarily across far northwestern Arkansas. Winds ahead of the approaching cold front and behind the cold front will be gusty, with northerly post- frontal gusts between 25 and 35 mph. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...Heavy Rain Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Dry, southerly winds will return and become breezy again Sunday and especially on Monday ahead of another approaching cold front. Widespread southerly gusts in excess of 30 mph will occur Monday morning into the afternoon prior to the cold front pushing through by Monday evening. More tranquil weather will occur Tuesday and Wednesday before another storm system approaches late in the week and storms return. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$