Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
Issued by NWS Tulsa, OK
861 FLUS44 KTSA 132200 HWOTSA Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 500 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-141000- 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- 500 PM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Mainly Near and South of Interstate 40. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Isolated thunderstorms will remain possible through around sunset, mainly near and south of Interstate 40. Gusty winds and heavy rainfall will be possible with the stronger storms. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. THURSDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. SATURDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. SUNDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. MONDAY...Dangerous Heat Potential. TUESDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Dangerous Heat Potential. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Widespread heat and humidity will return to parts of the area Thursday and most locations by Friday and continue into early next week. Heat index values around 105 degrees are forecast in much of eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas, and heat headlines may become necessary. Daily thunderstorm chances will mainly focus across the higher terrain areas of southeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas during the afternoon hours into early next week. Gusty winds and a localized heavy rain threat will exist through this period with the stronger storms. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information. $$