URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
819 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
ARZ019-029-OKZ060-061-064-067-070-072-074-076-141100-
/O.CON.KTSA.EH.A.0002.110714T1700Z-110721T0100Z/
CRAWFORD-SEBASTIAN-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-SEQUOYAH-
HASKELL-LE FLORE-
819 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…ROGERS…WAGONER…CREEK…SEQUOYAH…MUSKOGEE…
TULSA…LE FLORE AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…SEBASTIAN AND CRAWFORD.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE REGION
THURSDAY… BEGINNING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY HOT WEATHER
ACROSS THE REGION.
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.