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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
505 PM CDT Thu Jul 30 2026

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This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as
much of Eastern Oklahoma.

.DAY ONE...Late Afternoon and Tonight.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...Elevated.
AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
RISK...Significant.
AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West Central Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing...Ending This Evening.

AREA AT GREATEST RISK...Highway 75 Corridor in Northeast Oklahoma and
Arkansas River Valley in East Central Oklahoma
to West Central Arkansas.

DISCUSSION...
Isolated to widely scattered shower and thunderstorm chances
continue into early evening over mainly far eastern Oklahoma and
northwest Arkansas. Gusty winds and locally heavy rains can be
expected with any slow moving storms. Additional shower and storm
chances return late tonight for parts of northeast Oklahoma ahead
of an approaching frontal boundary.

Also into mid evening, dangerous heat conditions with heat index
values in the 105 to locally near 115 degree range continues for
eastern Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. Conditions begin to
improve after sunset this evening.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.
FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential.
SATURDAY...High Wind Potential.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...No Hazards.
WEDNESDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Another day of dangerous heat is expected to develop ahead of a
front Friday. Afternoon heat indices between 105 and 115 degrees
are forecast across eastern Oklahoma, west-central Arkansas and a
portion of far northwest Arkansas. Conditions will improve from
north to south behind the front from late Friday afternoon into
Friday night.

Isolated elevated thunderstorms are possible Friday morning across
northeast Oklahoma into northwest Arkansas. Isolated to scattered
thunderstorms are then expected to develop along the cool front
late Friday afternoon across northeast and east-central Oklahoma
as well as northwest Arkansas and spreading south into the
evening. Organized severe weather is not expected. Gusty winds and
heavy downpours will accompany the storms.

The cool front will provide relief from the oppressive heat over
the weekend and into early next week. The heat and humidity are
expected to return for the middle to latter part of next week as a
ridge of high pressure aloft rebuilds over the region.

weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.

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