Alert archive / Oklahoma / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 2, NWS Tulsa, OK
NWS Tulsa, OK issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 19, 2012, 4:02 AM CDT for Tulsa County, Washington County, Oklahoma. It took effect at Jul 19, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 19, 2012, 4:02 AM CDT (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 19, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2012, 8:43 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tulsa, OK
Counties Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK
The radar
The Tulsa radar (KINX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 7:29 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Tulsa, OK | POWER POLE DAMAGED AT 71ST STREET AND MEMORIAL DRIVE. TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTED. |
| Jul 19, 7:33 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 14 S Tulsa, OK | PANEL OF 6 FOOT PRIVACY FENCED DOWNED BY THUNDERSTORM WINDS AT 145TH AND SOUTH YALE AVE. RELAYED BY MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 356 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3111 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
982 WWUS74 KTSA 190902 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 402 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ARZ029-OKZ060-191715- /O.NEW.KTSA.EH.W.0002.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120721T1800Z-120724T0000Z/ SEBASTIAN-TULSA- 402 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THE TIMING OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AS WELL...AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 111 DEGREE RANGE IN THE TULSA AND FORT SMITH METRO AREAS. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A BACK DOOR COOL FRONT WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE TULSA AREA BY THE WEEKEND. 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. * 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. && $$ OKZ055-191715- /O.NEW.KTSA.EH.W.0002.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ WASHINGTON OK- 402 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE BARTLESVILLE AREA AND VICINITY. HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED...WHILE THE OVERNIGHT LOW REMAINS FAIRLY WARM IN THE MID 70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. A BACK DOOR COOL FRONT WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE WEEKEND. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-OKZ049-053-054-056>059-061>076-191715- /O.NEW.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.120719T1800Z-120720T0100Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- LE FLORE- 402 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS OUTSIDE OF THE WARMER URBAN AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO COOL ENOUGH AT NIGHT TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
958 WWUS74 KTSA 191529 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 1029 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ARZ029-OKZ060-192330- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120721T1800Z-120724T0000Z/ SEBASTIAN-TULSA- 1029 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING. THE TIMING OF THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ADJUSTED AS WELL...EFFECTIVE FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 111 DEGREE RANGE IN THE TULSA AND FORT SMITH METRO AREAS. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A BACK DOOR COOL FRONT WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE TULSA AREA BY THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ OKZ055-192330- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.120719T1800Z-120721T0200Z/ WASHINGTON OK- 1029 AM CDT THU JUL 19 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...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE BARTLESVILLE AREA AND VICINITY. HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE ARE EXPECTED...WHILE THE OVERNIGHT LOW REMAINS FAIRLY WARM IN THE MID 70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. A BACK DOOR COOL FRONT WILL MOVE IN FRIDAY NIGHT AND IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE RELIEF FOR THE WEEKEND. 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-OKZ049-053-054-056>059-061>076-192330- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.120719T1800Z-120720T0100Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- LE FLORE- 1029 AM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS OUTSIDE OF THE WARMER URBAN AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO COOL ENOUGH AT NIGHT TO PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
361 WWUS74 KTSA 192045 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 345 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ARZ029-OKZ060-201000- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120721T1800Z-120724T0000Z/ SEBASTIAN-TULSA- 345 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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. && $$ OKZ055-201000- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ WASHINGTON OK- 345 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN VERY WARM IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ019-020-OKZ049-053-054-056>059-061>076-201000- /O.EXT.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- LE FLORE- 345 PM CDT THU JUL 19 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE HEAT ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE MID TO 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. 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. && $$
593 WWUS74 KTSA 200826 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 326 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 OKZ055-202100- /O.CAN.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ WASHINGTON OK- 326 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING HIGH HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED INTO THE LOWER 70S TODAY...THOUGH THIS RELIEF WILL BE TEMPORARY AS TEMPERATURES WARM QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$ ARZ029-OKZ060-202100- /O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120721T1800Z-120724T0000Z/ SEBASTIAN-TULSA- 326 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN APPROACH RECORD VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES BEING IN THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE. TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED WARM OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS OF TULSA AND FORT SMITH...AND THIS FURTHER INCREASES THE ONGOING HEAT STRESS. A HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEEKEND...AND AS THE FORECAST IS ADJUSTED THE POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR THE CURRENT HEAT WARNINGS TO BE EXTENDED. 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... * 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. && $$ ARZ019-020-OKZ049-053-054-056>059-061>076-202100- /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-OSAGE-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA- PAWNEE-ROGERS-MAYES-DELAWARE-CREEK-OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER- CHEROKEE-ADAIR-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER- LE FLORE- 326 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE... PUSHMATAHA...ROGERS...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA... WAGONER...CHOCTAW...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...SEQUOYAH... MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...LE FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL. IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND THE HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED AS THE FORECAST IS ADJUSTED. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 911. * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: WEATHER.GOV/TULSA. && $$
187 WWUS74 KTSA 201343 NPWTSA URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 843 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ARZ029-OKZ060-202200- /O.CAN.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120721T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KTSA.EH.A.0001.120721T1800Z-120724T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120723T0000Z/ SEBASTIAN-TULSA- 843 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN. * THIS REPLACES THE WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING HIGH HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS IN CONTROL. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. 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-OKZ049-053>059-061>076-202200- /O.EXT.KTSA.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120723T0000Z/ CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-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- 843 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF THE HEAT ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... 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 AND FRANKLIN. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL AGAIN RISE INTO THE 104 TO 108 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON CREATING HIGH HEAT STRESS CONDITIONS. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS IN CONTROL. 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. && $$
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 Jul 18, 11:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 18, 11:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1157 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012
.AVIATION...
CONCERNING TAF SITES KTUL/KRVS/KBVO/KMLC/KXNA/KFYV/KFSM.
LATEST MODEL INDICATIONS SHOW A WAVE CURRENTLY ACROSS NORTHERN
KANSAS TRYING TO PUSH INTO NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST
ARKANSAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW WILL KEEP TAF SITES IN THESE
LOCATIONS DRY DUE TO LIMITED COVERAGE...THOUGH WILL ADD VARIABLE
WINDS AND MID/HIGH CLOUDS AS THIS WAVE MOVES THROUGH. WINDS AND
CLOUD COVER SHOULD DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 859 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012/
DISCUSSION...
SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO GRIDS EARLIER THIS EVENING AND
UPDATED NPW/ZFP ISSUED AT THE TIME OF HEAT ADVISORY EXPIRATION.
SEE NO NECESSARY UPDATES FOR REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. WIND SHOULD
STAY UP RESULTING IN TEMP ONCE AGAIN NEAR 80 TULSA METRO AND
SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING TEMPS REMAINDER OF THE AREA. PROLONGED
PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT ON TAP WILL RESULT IN VARIOUS HEAT
HIGHLIGHTS BEING HOISTED THURSDAY INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TUL 79 103 80 107 / 0 10 10 0
FSM 76 101 76 102 / 0 10 10 20
MLC 74 98 74 100 / 0 0 10 10
BVO 74 106 74 108 / 10 10 10 0
FYV 69 99 71 101 / 0 10 10 20
BYV 73 100 73 101 / 10 10 10 20
MKO 72 103 74 106 / 0 10 10 0
MIO 75 102 74 104 / 10 10 10 0
F10 71 103 73 106 / 0 10 10 10
HHW 75 98 74 99 / 0 0 10 10
&&
.TSA WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OK...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 8 PM SUNDAY FOR
OKZ060.
AR...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 8 PM SUNDAY FOR
ARZ029.
&&
AVIATION...20Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 18, 9:29 PM CDT, 6 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 929 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-191000- 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- 929 PM CDT WED JUL 18 2012 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. FIRE WEATHER DANGER. RISK...LIMITED. AREA...NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA. ONSET...ONGOING. DISCUSSION... VERY WARM TEMPERATURES...SOUTHERLY WIND IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE...AND VERY DRY VEGETATION IS RESULTING IN LIMITED FIRE DANGER THIS EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT RESULTING IN LIMITED FIRE SPREAD POTENTIAL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THURSDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. FRIDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. TUESDAY...VERY HIGH FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION AND PREVAIL AT LEAST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 105 DEGREES ARE LIKELY...AND OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM. ADDITIONALLY...ABUNDANT DORMANT VEGETATION EXISTS DUE TO THE ONGOING DROUGHT AND THE HOT AND BREEZY AFTERNOONS WILL RESULT IN DAILY FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS FAR EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN ARKANSAS WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... RESPONSES TO EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED... PARTICULARLY FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. WWW.WEATHER.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 4:02 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | TSA | 4 days | |
| Jul 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 24 min |
| Jul 19, 5:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Carroll | 39 min |
| Jul 19, 4:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Nowata, Washington | 32 min |
| Jul 19, 4:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TSA | Craig, Nowata | 21 min |
| Jul 19, 5:04 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Washington | 41 min |
| Jul 19, 5:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Craig, Nowata, Pawnee, Rogers, Washington | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Mayes, Pawnee, Rogers, Tulsa | 30 min |
| Jul 19, 6:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Wagoner | 36 min |
| Jul 19, 6:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | TSA | Rogers, Tulsa | 30 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.