URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
350 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010
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CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-TULSA-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
350 AM CDT FRI JUL 30 2010
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…TULSA…ROGERS…WAGONER…SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON…AND BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL FALL ONLY TO THE MID TO UPPER
70S… PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THE HOT WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AND
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.
IMPACTS…
* THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
* DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY
OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.