WWUS74 KTSA 012040
NPWTSA
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
340 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2012
ARZ001-010-019-029-OKZ054>074-021000-
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BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-CRAWFORD-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-
340 PM CDT WED AUG 1 2012
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE… WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA… WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH… MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…CRAWFORD…BENTON AND SEBASTIAN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE ARE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EACH DAY THROUGH FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM AT NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NEIGHBORING AREAS OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS…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.
