Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Nowcast as of 11:41 am CDT on July 4, 2009
Now
At 11:30 am...National Weather Service radars continued to indicate showers and thunderstorms affecting eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas. The activity was located north of Interstate 40. The strongest storms were located from Weddington to Stigler. Movement was to the east at 30 miles an hour. Through 1 PM...showers and thunderstorms will continue to push eastward and affect portions of eastern Oklahoma and northwest Arkansas...mainly north and west of a Berryville...to Fort Smith...to McAlester line. The strongest storms will occur in an area from Fayetteville...to Sallisaw...to Poteau. Brief heavy downpours and dangerous cloud to ground lightning will accompany any of the stronger storms. Rainfall totals through 1 PM could reach one inch in a few localized areas. Most locations should see from one quarter to one half inch of rain.
Forecast for Washington
Updated: 9:59 am CDT on July 4, 2009
Rest of Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms...then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Highs 88 to 93. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 60 percent. Heat index readings 100 to 106 in the afternoon.
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a significant weather alert effective until 1230 PM CDT for the following counties...
In northwest Arkansas Washington... Crawford and southwestern Madison
In west central Arkansas northern Sebastian and northwestern Franklin
In east central Oklahoma northeastern Sequoyah
At 1151 am CDT... Doppler radar indicated strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles northeast of Greenland to 3 miles south of short... moving southeast at 30 mph. Some locations that will be affected by these storms include... short... Moffett... Pleasant Hill... Hicks... Piney... Shady Grove... Uniontown... Concord... Bidville... ODell... Walnut Grove... fern... Fort Smith... Greenwood... Barling... Lavaca... Central City... Combs... Patrick... Delaney... crosses... Fayetteville... Winslow... West Fork... Prairie Grove... Elkins... Farmington... Blackburn... Hogeye... Strickler... Brentwood... Woolsey... Wyola... Arnett... Durham... Sulphur City... Black Oak... Greenland... Johnson... Mountainburg... Van Buren... Alma... Cedarville... Natural Dam... Chester... Kibler... Shibley... furry... Dyer... Figure Five... Rudy... Dora... Lee Creek... Locke and mount Gayler.
These storms will be capable of producing small hail and wind gusts to 50 mph. Residents in these areas should remain alert in case the significant weather alert is upgraded to a warning.