FLUS44 KTSA 222201

HWOTSA



Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Weather Service Tulsa OK

501 PM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026



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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-

501 PM CDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...



This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as

much of Eastern Oklahoma.



.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.



SIGNIFICANT WINDS.

	RISK...Elevated.

	AREA...Northeast Oklahoma.

	ONSET...Ongoing...ending by around 7 PM.



FIRE WEATHER DANGER.

	RISK...Elevated.

	AREA...Eastern Oklahoma and Northwest Arkansas.

	ONSET...Ongoing...improving this evening.



DISCUSSION...



Strong winds both ahead of and behind a cold front will combine

with low humidity and favorable fuel conditions to yield near

critical fire weather conditions across the region this afternoon.

Fire-fighting efforts may be complicated by the wind shift with

the front. Conditions should improve this evening as winds back 

off a bit and humidities rise.



Winds have been gusting to around 40 mph behind the cold front

north of I-44. The strong gust potential will decrease after 7 PM.



SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...

Spotter Activation Not Expected.



.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

MONDAY...High Wind Potential.

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY...No Hazards. 

THURSDAY...Thunderstorm...Very High Fire Weather...High Wind Potential.

FRIDAY...Very High Fire Weather...High Wind Potential. 

SATURDAY...No Hazards.



EXTENDED DISCUSSION...



Breezy and cooler conditions are expected Monday. Record heat and

windier conditions return Wednesday and especially Thursday. A

cold front arrives Thursday night into Friday and there will be a

small chance of thunderstorms.



weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.



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