Alert archive / Oklahoma / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this excessive heat warning at Jun 27, 2012, 10:26 AM CDT for Tulsa County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jun 27, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 56 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 27, 2012, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 27, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2012, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
County Tulsa County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 166 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1796 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -388 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1329 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WWUS74 KTSA 271526 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1026 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 OKZ060-272200- /O.UPG.KTSA.HT.Y.0003.120627T1800Z-120628T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KTSA.EH.W.0001.120627T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ TULSA- 1026 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ054>059-061>072-074-076-272200- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0003.120627T1800Z-120628T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE- 1026 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...OTTAWA...WAGONER...WASHINGTON... OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH... MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COOL DOWN INTO THE LOWER 70S...WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ OKZ049-053-073-075-272200- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-PITTSBURG-LATIMER- 1026 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...PITTSBURG...CHOCTAW AND LATIMER. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COOL DOWN INTO THE LOWER 70S...WHICH WILL PROVIDE SOME 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. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
6 follow-up statements
764 WWUS74 KTSA 272043 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 343 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 OKZ060-280445- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0200Z/ TULSA- 343 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 108 WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE TULSA METRO AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING...BEFORE BEGINNING A SLOW DECREASE. OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM...IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE AFTERNOON HEAT. HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE WILL AGAIN BE LIKELY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ054>059-061>072-074-076-280445- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120628T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-HASKELL-LE FLORE- 343 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... 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 INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SIMILAR HEAT INDICES WILL ALSO DEVELOP TOMORROW. 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$ OKZ049-053-073-075-280445- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-PITTSBURG-LATIMER- 343 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...PUSHMATAHA...PITTSBURG...CHOCTAW AND LATIMER. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDICES NEAR 105 WILL BE POSSIBLE TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
509 WWUS74 KTSA 280235 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 935 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 OKZ060-281200- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120629T0200Z/ TULSA- 935 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE TULSA METRO AREA...WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. THIS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE AFTERNOON HEAT. HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE WILL AGAIN BE LIKELY TOMORROW 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-281200- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 935 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 WILL LIKELY AFFECT MUCH OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
334 WWUS74 KTSA 280804 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 304 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 OKZ060-282100- /O.EXT.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ TULSA- 304 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...ESPECIALLY IN THE METRO TULSA AREA...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. 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-282100- /O.NEW.KTSA.HT.Y.0005.120629T1800Z-120630T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.120628T1800Z-120629T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 304 AM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY 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. && $$
568 WWUS74 KTSA 282035 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 335 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 OKZ060-290915- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ TULSA- 335 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES HAVE OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...ESPECIALLY IN THE TULSA METRO AREA...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. 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-290915- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120629T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0005.120629T1800Z-120630T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 335 PM CDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES HAVE OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$
710 WWUS74 KTSA 290838 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 338 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 OKZ060-292100- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ TULSA- 338 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WARM OVERNIGHT LOWS...ESPECIALLY IN THE METRO TULSA AREA...HAVE PROVIDED LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 105 DEGREES AGAIN THIS 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-292100- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0005.120629T1800Z-120630T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 338 AM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 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. * NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES. * 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. && $$
146 WWUS74 KTSA 292016 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 316 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 OKZ060-300200- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ TULSA- 316 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL BE COMING OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK OFF A FEW DEGREES. THEREFORE...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS 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. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-300200- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120630T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK- NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE- OKMULGEE-WAGONER-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG- HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE- 316 PM CDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA... PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH...MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD...SEBASTIAN AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT WILL BE COMING OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH TEMPERATURES BACK OFF A FEW DEGREES. THEREFORE...THE HEAT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jun 27, 6:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 6:10 AM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
610 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
VFR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT ALL SITES THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 325 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012/
DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE ONGOING HEAT AND
PLACEMENT OF HEAT ADVISORIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MUCH DRIER LOW-LEVEL AIR HAS ADVECTED INTO NW AR AND PARTS OF FAR
ERN OK TONIGHT...WITH READINGS 10-20 DEGREES LOWER THAN THIS TIME
LAST NIGHT. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR JUST A
BIT HIGHER THAN YESTERDAYS READINGS...ALTHOUGH LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL
HOLD HEAT INDEX VALUES DOWN SOME. PLAN ON LEAVING ADVISORY IN FOR
WCNTRL AR AS AMBIENT TEMPS WILL LIKELY BE AROUND 105F...ALTHOUGH
WILL DROP A FEW SE OK COUNTIES.
DEWPOINTS EXPECTED TO RECOVER SOME BY THURSDAY...AND WILL GO AHEAD
WITH ANOTHER HEAT ADVISORY FOR ALL BUT FAR NW AR. STILL ON THE FENCE
WITH AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR TULSA COUNTY...WITH FORECAST LOWS
RIGHT AT 75F. WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS.
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL AGAIN BE NEAR RECORD
LEVELS...
...RECORD HIGHS...
JUNE 27 YEAR JUNE 28 YEAR
TUL 106 2011 106 1925
MLC 103 1956 100 1954
FYV 99 1953 100 1954
FSM 102 2011 103 1988
ECMWF/GFS SUGGEST THAT MID-LEVEL HEIGHTS FALL A BIT THIS WEEKEND AS
AN UPPER WAVE RETROGRADES INTO TX AND THE RIDGE FLATTENS A BIT.
SLIGHTLY LOWER 850MB TEMPS AND LOW-LEVEL THICKNESS SUPPORTS A MODEST
DECREASE IN HIGH TEMPS...ALTHOUGH READINGS STILL SHOULD BE IN THE
MID/UPPER 90S SUNDAY/MONDAY. UPPER RIDGE SHOULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH TEMPS LIKELY BACK OVER THE CENTURY
MARK. LATEST ECMWF OFFERS NO RELIEF...WITH UPPER RIDGE REBUILDING
ACROSS THE MID MS VALLEY LATE NEXT WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
CONTINUED TO STRONGLY FOLLOW PERSISTENCE/ECMWF FOR TEMPS THROUGHOUT
THE FORECAST.
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR OKZ054-
OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-OKZ061-OKZ062-
OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-OKZ069-OKZ070-
OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ074-OKZ076.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR OKZ049-
OKZ053-OKZ054-OKZ055-OKZ056-OKZ057-OKZ058-OKZ059-OKZ060-
OKZ061-OKZ062-OKZ063-OKZ064-OKZ065-OKZ066-OKZ067-OKZ068-
OKZ069-OKZ070-OKZ071-OKZ072-OKZ073-OKZ074-OKZ075-OKZ076.
AR...HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM WEDNESDAY FOR ARZ019-
ARZ020-ARZ029.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 9 PM THURSDAY FOR ARZ019-
ARZ020-ARZ029.
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SHORT TERM...99
LONG TERM....99
AVIATION...23Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 4:52 AM CDT, 5 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 452 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-281000- ADAIR OK-BENTON AR-CARROLL AR-CHEROKEE OK-CHOCTAW OK-CRAIG OK- CRAWFORD AR-CREEK OK-DELAWARE OK-FRANKLIN AR-HASKELL OK-LATIMER OK- LE FLORE OK-MADISON AR-MAYES OK-MCINTOSH OK-MUSKOGEE OK-NOWATA OK- OKFUSKEE OK-OKMULGEE OK-OSAGE OK-OTTAWA OK-PAWNEE OK-PITTSBURG OK- PUSHMATAHA OK-ROGERS OK-SEBASTIAN AR-SEQUOYAH OK-TULSA OK-WAGONER OK- WASHINGTON OK-WASHINGTON AR- 452 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...DANGEROUS HEAT TO PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND... THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. DANGEROUS HEAT. RISK...SIGNIFICANT. AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA ...NORTHWEST...AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. ONSET...ONGOING. AREA AT GREATEST RISK...NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. DISCUSSION... DRIER AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT IN FROM THE EAST TODAY...AND WILL RESULT IN LOWER HEAT INDEX VALUES CLOSER TO ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE ACROSS NORTHWEST ARKANSAS AND PARTS OF FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA. FURTHER WEST...HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 104 AND 109 CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA. PERSONS THAT MUST BE OUTDOORS IN AREAS INFLUENCED BY THE DRIER AIR WILL STILL SEE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...ALL HEAT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE MAINTAINED. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SUNDAY AND MONDAY...NO HAZARDS. TUESDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND... WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON. THE LATEST DATA CONTINUES TO INDICATE AN UPPER RIDGE EXHIBITING ONLY MINOR FLUCTUATIONS WILL REMAINED DOMINANT OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL BE CONTINUING. THE FIRE DANGER WILL BEGIN INCREASE OVER THE COMING DAYS AS THE VEGETATION GRADUALLY CURES FROM THE EXTENDED HOT AND DRY PERIOD. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... CITY AND COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL NEED TO MAINTAIN A STATE OF READINESS AS THIS PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER WILL BE ONGOING. ADDITIONAL COOLING STATIONS MAY BE NEEDED GIVEN THE LIKELIHOOD AN INCREASED RESPONSE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS WILL BE REQUIRED. WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 3:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Delaware, Haskell and 12 more | 18 hr |
| Jun 27, 3:23 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | Adair, Cherokee, Choctaw, Craig, Creek, Delaware and 16 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
Excessive Heat Warnings in Oklahoma, 2012Every excessive heat warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.