URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
341 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ054>072-074-076-201645-
/O.EXT.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100721T1200Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-
PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE-
341 AM CDT TUE JUL 20 2010
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…
WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PAWNEE…SEQUOYAH…
MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ON
TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES OF 75 TO 80 WILL PROVIDE
LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT…ESPECIALLY IN THE MORE URBAN
AREAS. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE…
WHICH WILL ALSO CORRESPOND TO A LESSER RISK OF EXCESSIVE HEAT
TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK.
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.