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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
747 FLUS44 KTSA 040251 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 951 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041030- 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- 951 PM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...DANGEROUS HEAT AND SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Far Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... There is a low potential for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms to impact far northeast Oklahoma overnight tonight, primarily near the Oklahoma- Kansas border. Storms may produce locally gusty outflow winds. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... The dangerous heat will persist on Thursday with heat indices again in the 105 to 110 degree range in many areas. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to develop Thursday evening across portions of northeast Oklahoma, with marginally severe hail and locally damaging winds the main concerns. Additional storms are expected Thursday night into early Friday morning, as a cold front sweeps through the remainder of southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas Thursday night. Decreased heat and humidity are expected behind the cold front on Friday. At least low thunderstorm chances will exist through the weekend as a series of upper level disturbances move out of the Central Plains. There is some potential for a thunderstorm complex to impact portions of the area Sunday night. Timing and details will continue to be refined in the coming days. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Heat related illness will remain possible Thursday. Additionally, thunderstorms will likely impact some outdoor Fourth of July activities across portions of northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$