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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 457 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-271000- 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- 457 AM CDT Wed Jun 26 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...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West-Central Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Along and west of Highway 69 in Oklahoma. DISCUSSION... Scattered thunderstorms will continue early this morning across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. These storms may produce marginally severe hail and wind gusts. Then, an additional line of thunderstorms will surge into eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas through the morning hours bringing an elevated threat of damaging outflow winds. Precipitation is expected to move south with decreasing cloud cover this afternoon, allowing temperatures to recover. Hot temperatures and humid conditions will create dangerous heat indices between 105 to 109 degrees across much of eastern Oklahoma and west-central Arkansas. Depending on storm coverage and resultant temperature recovery this afternoon, heat indices may exceed 110 degrees along and west of highway 69. Please continue to take the heat seriously and take precautions when spending time outdoors today. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Activation of the Regional Spotter Network Likely. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...High Wind Potential... ...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Drier and slightly cooler air should allow heat indices on Thursday to mostly remain in the upper 90s or lower 100s. However, dangerous heat will return this weekend and into next week. Another frontal boundary may bring low storm chances back to northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas Saturday into Sunday. Otherwise the forecast remains dry with above normal temperatures persisting into next week. Heat stress impacts may steadily intensify given the long duration of hot and humid conditions. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$