Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
997 FLUS44 KTSA 200949 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 449 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211000- 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- 449 AM CDT Wed Aug 20 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...Northwest Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. ONSET...Afternoon. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Limited. AREA...Along and south of Interstate 40. ONSET...Afternoon. DISCUSSION... Isolated thunderstorms are forecast to develop this afternoon across portions of southeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A brief strong storm is possible with locally gusty winds. Otherwise, hot and humid conditions will persist primarily along and south of Interstate 40 this afternoon. Overall temperatures will be cooler than recent days, however heat index values near 105 degrees will be possible which will raise heat stress conditions. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY through SATURDAY...No Hazards. SUNDAY through TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Dry and slightly cooler weather will continue into the weekend. A stronger cold front arrives early next week along with a pattern supporting multiple days of shower and thunderstorm chances. Temperatures will trend below normal for early next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$