The heat wave continues for Oklahoma. Several more days of 100° plus temps has been forecast for the Tulsa area.
The Excessive Heat Watch has been extended throughThursday and a new Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the Tulsa area, effective until 9pm on Sunday.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
316 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011
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CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-PAWNEE-TULSA-
ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-
PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LE FLORE-
316 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT SUNDAY…
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…TULSA…ROGERS…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…WAGONER…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…
PAWNEE…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AN UPPER RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE PLAINS BY THIS
WEEKEND AND WILL PERSIST INTO NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING AN
EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE. IN ADDITION…OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
REMAIN VERY WARM AT NIGHT AND WILL PROVIDE LITTLE TO NO 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.