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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 415 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012
OKZ060-182200- /O.EXT.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120719T1800Z-120723T0100Z/ TULSA- 415 AM CDT WED JUL 18 2012
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…TULSA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER… * AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED IN THE TULSA AREA FROM THURSDAY ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE VERY WARM…DROPPING DOWN TO AROUND 80 DEGREES…PROVIDING LITTLE IF ANY RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.
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… * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
* TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY…CALL 911.
* 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.