A heat advisory has been issued for several counties in Oklahoma. The Tulsa area will be under the advisory until 8:00 pm on Thursday.
Temperatures will be near the century mark with heat index values of 105-110° for the next few days.
Here’s the advisory:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
338 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016
OKZ054>062-064-150445-
/O.EXT.KTSA.HT.Y.0001.160615T1800Z-160617T0100Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-
CREEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…PAWHUSKA…BARTLESVILLE…NOWATA…
VINITA…MIAMI…PAWNEE…TULSA…CLAREMORE…PRYOR…SAPULPA
338 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016
…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM CDT
THURSDAY…
* AFFECTED AREA…IN OKLAHOMA…OSAGE…WASHINGTON…NOWATA…
CRAIG…OTTAWA…PAWNEE…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…AND CREEK
COUNTIES.
* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE
EXPECTED BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.
* IMPACTS…A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES
AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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.
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 9 1 1.