One product issued by NWS for: Fayetteville AR
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 121 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-131830- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 121 PM CDT Sat Sep 12 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Mainly Northeast Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Along and South of Interstate 40. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Scattered elevated thunderstorms continue across parts of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas early this afternoon. While the storms have been showing an overall weakening trend which is likely to continue, the potential remains for isolated damaging downburst winds until the storms totally dissipate later this afternoon. A complex of thunderstorms may develop across northwest Oklahoma and southwest Kansas this afternoon and early evening. If these storms do develop, they may track east into parts of northeast Oklahoma and possibly far northwest Arkansas by late this evening and overnight. Damaging downburst winds may be possible with a few of these storms as well overnight. Heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees will be common this afternoon along and south of Interstate 40. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY through WEDNESDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Hot weather will steadily build into the region on Sunday through much of the next week. Heat headlines will be likely most days across the area. A potential stronger cold front may arrive toward the end of next week or next weekend, bringing increasing thunderstorm chances and cooler temperatures. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$