URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
356 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>055-059>061-064>067-070>076-192100-
/O.EXT.KTSA.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-
PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-
MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
356 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY…
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
SATURDAY…
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…
* IN OKLAHOMA…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…WAGONER…TULSA…
ROGERS…PAWNEE…PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…WASHINGTON…OSAGE…
PITTSBURG…SEQUOYAH…MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE…LATIMER
AND HASKELL.
IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION INTO
THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE
HEAT WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 108 TO 112 DEGREE
RANGE. IN ADDITION…OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE VERY WARM 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.