URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
356 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ060-061-067-070-072-011700-
/O.EXT.KTSA.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100805T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-TULSA-ROGERS-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
356 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM 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 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…SEQUOYAH AND MUSKOGEE.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 105
AND 112 DEGREES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER
70S AND LOWER 80S DURING THIS PERIOD WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF
FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TREND
DOWNWARD SOME LATER IN THE WEEK..BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.
ADDITIONAL WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
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…
* PERSONS THAT MUST BE OUTSIDE SHOULD LESSEN THEIR ACTIVITY…DRINK
PLENTY OF LIQUIDS…PREFERABLY WATER. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND
WEAR LIGHT COLORED…LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING. STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED…ELIMINATED OR RESCHEDULED TO THE
COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE COMBINED WITH
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY CAN CAUSE HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
* 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.