URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
701 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
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CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-
NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-
OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-
PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
701 PM CDT SUN JUL 24 2011
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT
SATURDAY…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
WAGONER…TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…PAWNEE…OTTAWA…
PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER
AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AN UPPER RIDGE WILL REFORTIFY OVER THE REGION OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS UPCOMING WORK
WEEK. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS EXPECTED…WITH
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 115 RANGE. IN
ADDITION…OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO 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.