Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
003 FLUS44 KTSA 301913 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 213 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-311015- 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- 213 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Portions of eastern OK and northwest AR. ONSET...This afternoon. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Areawide. ONSET...Ongoing. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...West-Central Arkansas. DISCUSSION... Widespread dangerous heat continues today, with the hottest conditions across west-central Arkansas. Afternoon heat indices will reach 105-113F for all areas. A few isolated storms will pop up this afternoon, mainly over the higher terrain of far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A few additional storms will form near a cold front tonight in northeast OK. This front will bring cooler air into the area. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY TO MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. TUESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Hot conditions continue Thursday, though mainly south of I-40 with scattered storms throughout the area, especially in the afternoon. Cooler air continues to move in with highs in the 80s Friday to Saturday. Scattered storms will persist at times through Monday, with the main affects being gusty winds, brief heavy rain, and lightning. Severe weather is not anticipated. Heat will begin to build back in by the middle of next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$