One product issued by NWS for: Sperry OK
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 108 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-201015- 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- 108 PM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...North and West of Tulsa. ONSET...Ongoing...ending by around sunset. DISCUSSION... There is a limited risk of thunderstorms, mainly along a weak front to the north and west of Tulsa. Severe weather is not expected. Gusty winds and brief heavy downpours will accompany a storm if it develops. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY thru SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY and MONDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Upper level high pressure will build into the region for the weekend and into early next week, leading to well above normal temperatures. Widespread triple digit heat index values should be expected beginning Saturday, with increasing moisture late in the weekend making the need for heat headlines more likely beginning Sunday. Thunderstorm chances will return to the forecast on Tuesday, as the ridge aloft may shift far enough west to allow for storm activity to enter the region from the north and west. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$