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HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
530 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 2025

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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-
530 AM CDT Wed Mar 12 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...Southeast Oklahoma into western Arkansas.
ONSET...Late Afternoon.

FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...This Afternoon.

DISCUSSION...
Unseasonably warm temperatures, low humidity values, and south
winds around 10 miles an hour will result in a limited fire
weather danger this afternoon across all of eastern Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas.

By late afternoon, isolated thunderstorms are expected to develop
across parts of southeast Oklahoma as an upper level storm system
moves into the area from the west. A few of these storms may
become severe. The storms will spread into parts of western
Arkansas early this evening, with a severe storm threat continuing
through the evening hours.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY...High Wind Potential.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Very High Fire Weather Potential...
         High Wind Potential.
SATURDAY and SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY and TUESDAY...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
A potent storm system on Friday will bring high end critical fire
weather conditions to the region, especially in eastern Oklahoma.
Severe thunderstorms may also occur Friday afternoon across far
northwest Arkansas. Areas along and west of Highway 69 in eastern
Oklahoma have the greatest potential for high end critical fire
weather conditions, as south to southwest winds gust to near or
above 50 miles an hour at times Friday afternoon. Continue to
monitor the forecast this week, as confidence grows in the overall
timing and track of this storm system.

Gusty south winds will return early next week leading to another
uptick in fire weather concerns.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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