Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
750 FLUS44 KTSA 151800 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 100 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-161015- 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- 100 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Northeast Oklahoma. DISCUSSION... Hot and humid conditions this afternoon will lead to dangerous heat areawide, with heat index values ranging from 105 to 113 across the area. The area at greatest risk will be across northeast Oklahoma, mainly along and east of Highway 75. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential...Heavy Rain Potential. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. FRIDAY...No Hazards. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Another hot day is expected on Tuesday before a frontal boundary approaches portions of northeast Oklahoma Tuesday afternoon. A few thunderstorms could develop along this boundary. Modest instability could lead to a few strong to severe storms, with damaging wind gusts the primary threat. The ridge shifts back west by Wednesday and cooler temperatures will follow the frontal boundary, along with continued thunderstorm chances. Northwest flow aloft stays over the Plains through the weekend with near to below average temperatures and periodic rain chances for the region. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$