URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
335 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012
ARZ029-OKZ060-282100-
/O.EXT.KTSA.EH.W.0004.120728T1800Z-120801T0000Z/
SEBASTIAN-TULSA-
335 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…TULSA.IN ARKANSAS…SEBASTIAN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A STRETCH OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES REACHING NEAR 110 DEGREES IN THE TULSA AREA AND AROUND 105 DEGREES IN FORT SMITH WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE LOWER 80S IN THE TULSA METRO AREA AND NEAR 80 DEGREES IN FORT SMITH.
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.
