Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
678 FLUS44 KTSA 022255 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 555 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-031015- 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- 555 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...DANGEROUS HEAT PERSISTS THIS EVENING AND TOMORROW... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Evening and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...This Evening and Overnight. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Eastern Oklahoma and West-Central Arkansas. DISCUSSION... Dangerous heat and humidity will continue this evening with heat indices in the 105 to 115 degree range before cooling tonight. A line of thunderstorms is ongoing early this evening across north-central Oklahoma and south-central Kansas. There is a low potential for these storms to impact portions of Osage and Pawnee counties this evening as they move east-northeast. These storms may produce strong, gusty outflow winds and small hail. Otherwise, a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain possible late tonight across portions of far northeast Oklahoma, near the Oklahoma and Kansas state line. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... The hot and humid weather will continue over most areas Wednesday and Thursday. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday across portions of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas as a frontal boundary approaches. A few of these storms could be strong to marginally severe with locally damaging winds. More widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely Thursday evening into the overnight hours as the front pushes through the region. Some of these storms could also be strong to severe with locally heavy rainfall. Less hot and humid conditions are expected behind the front on Friday. At least low thunderstorm chances will be possible through the weekend as a series of upper disturbances move out of the central Plains. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Heat related illness will remain possible over the next few days. Thunderstorms could impact some outdoor Fourth of July activities across northeast Oklahoma, especially late Thursday evening into the overnight hours. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$