Heat advisory from the National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
WED JUN 27 2012

CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-
PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE-
WED JUN 27 2012

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING…
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A  HEAT ADVISORY…
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENINGA HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT
THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…CHEROKEE…ADAIR…CREEK…OKFUSKEE…OKMULGEE…
   TULSA…ROGERS…MAYES…DELAWARE…OTTAWA…WAGONER…
   WASHINGTON…OSAGE…CRAIG…NOWATA…PAWNEE…SEQUOYAH…
   MCINTOSH…MUSKOGEE…LE FLORE AND HASKELL.

   IN ARKANSAS…CRAWFORD…SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS
   AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE VALUES WILL
   CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING BOTH DAYS.

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.

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PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-PITTSBURG-LATIMER-
WED JUN 27 2012

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…PUSHMATAHA…PITTSBURG…CHOCTAW AND LATIMER.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SLIGHTLY HIGHER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX
   VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THESE
   VALUES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

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.

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