Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
252 FLUS44 KTSA 291856 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 156 PM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026 ARZ001-002-010-011-119-120-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-055>071- 073>075-154-172-176-254-272-276-354-376-301900- Benton-Carroll-Washington AR-Madison-Northern Crawford- Northern Franklin-North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford- Central and Southern Franklin-Southern Sebastian-Pushmataha- Choctaw-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Cherokee-Adair- Muskogee-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Haskell-Latimer-Western Osage- Northern Sequoyah-Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage- Central and Southern Sequoyah-Central Le Flore-Southeast Osage- Southern Le Flore- 156 PM CDT Wed Jul 29 2026 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PERSIST THIS WEEK... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma into Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...ending after sunset this evening. HEAVY RAIN. RISK...Limited. AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma into Western Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...ending after sunset this evening. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...Significant. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and West-Central Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing...ending by 9 PM. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...The Arkansas River Valley from northeast Oklahoma to west-central Arkansas. DISCUSSION... Dangerous heat indices this afternoon from 105 to 115 degrees are occurring across much of the region. Conditions will improve after sunset this evening. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and into the evening, especially across far eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The stronger storms will be capable of producing gusty winds, with a limited threat of a damaging downburst. The slow-moving storms could also drop locally heavy rainfall. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Local Spotter Activation May Be Needed. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY and FRIDAY...Thunderstorm...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY through TUESDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Dangerous heat and humidity will persist across portions of the area Thursday, with heat headlines in effect. Additional heat headlines are likely on Friday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected through Friday, with the greatest potential over parts of far eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. A cool front late Friday will bring relatively cooler and drier air into the region for the weekend, persisting into early next week. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$