Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
247 FLUS44 KTSA 300958 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 458 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-011000- 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- 458 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 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...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Mid Afternoon. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...Mid Afternoon. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Southeast Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. DISCUSSION... A weak frontal boundary will slowly advance southward through the area today. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to form in the vicinity of the frontal boundary. A few storms may become strong or marginally severe, though severe thunderstorm probabilities are low. Hot and humid conditions will occur along and south of the frontal boundary this afternoon, where heat indices are expected to climb above 105 degrees through the early evening hours. The warmest heat index values will be across southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. TUESDAY...High Wind Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential... Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Widespread dangerously hot and humid conditions will quickly return through the first half of the upcoming week. Thunderstorm chances increase again just in time for the Independence Day holiday and will persist into next weekend. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$