One product issued by NWS for: Scipio OK
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 531 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151045- 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- 531 AM CDT Sat Mar 14 2026 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Afternoon. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Winds will steadily increase today with gusts of 25 to 35 mph developing this afternoon across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. These winds, along with warm temperatures, will increase the grassland fire spread rates across the region. Any fire starts could spread quickly this afternoon. Winds will remain gusty into the overnight especially within the higher terrain of southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. SUNDAY...High Wind...Thunderstorm...Winter Weather and High Fire Weather Potential. MONDAY...High Wind Potential. TUESDAY...High Fire Weather and High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... A strong and fast moving cold front will sweep across the region on Sunday. Gusty winds will be ongoing ahead of the front and further increase once the front passes. Frequent gusts of 40 to 55 mph are forecast once the front passes across all of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Expect windy conditions to persist from sunrise Sunday through Sunday evening before gradually decreasing late Sunday night. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will develop along the cold front across portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A few strong to severe storms are possible with locally damaging winds the primary hazard. Any storms that do form will move rapidly eastward with the advancing front. Fire weather conditions will also worsen on Sunday despite falling temperatures through the afternoon. The strong winds and abundance of dry grasses will allow any fire starts to spread rapidly. Winds will remain gusty at times through the day Monday. Warmer temperatures return on Tuesday as gusty southerly winds return. This will again raise grassland fire weather concerns. Dry weather and unseasonably warm temperature prevail for late week into next weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$