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HWOTSA

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
113 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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-
113 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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...Mainly Northwest AR and southeast OK.
ONSET...This Afternoon.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Areawide.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DISCUSSION...
Widespread dangerous heat will persist through this evening with
heat indices of 105-110 F for most locations. A few showers and
thunderstorms may develop across the higher terrain of northwest
AR and southeast OK with mostly minimal impacts. A few more
showers or storms could form for portions of northeast OK near the
KS border very late tonight.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
Spotter Activation Not Expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential.
WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
FRIDAY TO SUNDAY...No Hazards.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Very hot weather continues Tuesday, but cooler air arrives heading
into Wednesday. Temperatures will remain below normal into the
weekend. We will also see increasing thunderstorm potential
throughout the day Tuesday and into Wednesday. A few storms could
be marginally severe for wind. Locally heavy rainfall may also
occur. Drier weather will then develop heading into the weekend.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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