Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 443 PM CDT Mon Oct 21 2024 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-221015- 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- 443 PM CDT Mon Oct 21 2024 This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Tonight. THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas. ONSET...This evening. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...Elevated. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Ongoing. DISCUSSION... Fire weather conditions are expected to improve as we move into the evening hours. The chances of showers and storms increase this evening and continue through tonight across northeast Oklahoma and far northwest Arkansas as an upper level disturbance affects the region. Severe weather is not expected. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday. TUESDAY...High Wind Potential. WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. THURSDAY...Thunderstorm Potential...Very High Fire Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. FRIDAY...Thunderstorm Potential. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Well above normal temperatures and continued dry fuels should lead to limited fire weather concerns through Thursday despite an expected increase in low level moisture. A cold front is forecast to move through the area Thursday night and into Friday, bringing low thunderstorm chances to portions of northeast Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas, as well as cooler temperatures areawide. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.