Excessive heat warning for Tulsa County, from the National Weather Service, Tulsa

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…TULSA.

* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 105 TO
   110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION…OVERNIGHT LOWS
   WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE UPPER 70S…PROVIDING LITTLE 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.

DEFINITION…
* AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
   TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR.

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.

* ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

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