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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
816 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-211015-
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-
816 PM CDT Wed Aug 20 2025

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
RISK...Limited.
AREA...Far Eastern Oklahoma and Western Arkansas.
ONSET...Ongoing Through Mid to Late Evening.

DISCUSSION...
A few thunderstorms continue across far eastern Oklahoma and far
western Arkansas this evening, although coverage and intensity
are decreasing. Expect any remaining thunderstorms to diminish
by late evening.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...No Hazards.
MONDAY...Thunderstorm Potential.
TUESDAY...Thunderstorm and Heavy Rain Potential.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...
Dry and slightly cooler weather will continue through the
weekend. A stronger cold front arrives by early next week along
with a pattern supporting multiple days of shower and thunderstorm
chances. Temperatures will trend well below normal for early next
week.

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