URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
407 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ059>061-064>067-070>073-102115-
/O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100814T0400Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-
407 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT FRIDAY…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…WAGONER…TULSA…
ROGERS…PAWNEE…PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 115 DEGREES WILL DEVELOP EACH
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND
WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ADDITIONALLY…OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S
PROVIDING LIMITED RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO TREND DOWNWARD BY THE WEEKEND AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH THE AREA.
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.