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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
291 FLUS44 KTSA 030950 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 450 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-041000- 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- 450 AM CDT Wed Jul 3 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...Northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late Afternoon. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Early Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Dangerous heat is again expected today across much of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees are likely with locally higher indices around 112 degrees. A few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms will be possible this morning across portions of northeast Oklahoma. Additional thunderstorms are expected this afternoon across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas ahead of an approaching cold front. A few of these storms could be severe with locally damaging winds. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm...Dangerous Heat...Heavy Rain 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 late Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening across portions of northeast Oklahoma. Marginally severe hail and locally damaging winds will be possible. Scattered storms will remain possible as a cold front sweeps through the remainder of southeast Oklahoma and west- central Arkansas Thursday night. Less hot and humid conditions are expected behind the cold 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. 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 today and Thursday. 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. $$