Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
662 FLUS44 KTSA 060941 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 441 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-070945- 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- 441 AM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025 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...Northwest of Interstate 44 in Northeast Oklahoma. ONSET...This Afternoon. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Limited. AREA...Portions of Northeast Oklahoma and West-Central Arkansas. ONSET...This Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Slightly warmer temperatures today will allow for heat index values between 95 to 103 degrees this afternoon, mainly near the Tulsa metro area and in the Arkansas River Valley. Additionally, isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast this afternoon, particularly across northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. Some of these storms may produce strong to severe wind gusts and hail, in additional to heavy rainfall. The highest severe weather threat occurs northwest of Interstate 44 in northeast Oklahoma, particularly in Osage, Pawnee, and Washington counties. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Nearly daily storm chances will persist this week. The highest potential for rainfall will be Monday and Tuesday. By the middle to end of this week, increasing temperatures may result in dangerous heat potential with heat indices of 95 to 105 degrees. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$