Excessive heat warning extended in portions of National Weather Service, Tulsa Forecast Office coverage area

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
 TUE JUL 31 2012

BENTON-WASHINGTON AR-CRAWFORD-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-
CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-
OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-
HASKELL-
 TUE JUL 31 2012

…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY…

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
FRIDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

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

   IN ARKANSAS…WASHINGTON…CRAWFORD…BENTON AND SEBASTIAN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY…WITH HIGH
   TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 105 TO 113 EACH AFTERNOON. HOTTEST
   TEMPERATURES WILL BE ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. OVERNIGHT LOWS
   WILL GENERALLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S…THOUGH THE MORE
   URBANIZED AREAS OF TULSA COUNTY WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID OR
   UPPER 80S EACH NIGHT.

IMPACTS…
* THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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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CARROLL-MADISON-FRANKLIN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
 TUE JUL 31 2012

…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE HEAT ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY…

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…

* IN OKLAHOMA…PUSHMATAHA…CHOCTAW…LE FLORE AND LATIMER.

   IN ARKANSAS…MADISON…CARROLL AND FRANKLIN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* A DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY…WITH HEAT
   INDEX VALUES REACHING 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.

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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