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Heat Advisory 11, NWS Tulsa, OK

July 13, 201613 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this heat advisory at Jul 13, 2016, 3:52 AM CDT for 13 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jul 13, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2016, 3:52 AM CDT (08:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 13, 2016, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 13, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Craig County, OK, Creek County, OK, Mayes County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Muskogee County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Wagoner County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 13, 3:46 AM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 3:46 AM CDT, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 4:48 PM CDT, 11 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
448 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2016

ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-131030-
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-
448 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2016

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AS WELL AS
MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA.

.DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...FAR NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...AFTER MIDNIGHT.

DANGEROUS HEAT.
	RISK...LIMITED.
	AREA...EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
	ONSET...ONGOING.

DISCUSSION...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP NORTH OF THE AREA
THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD
MOVE INTO FAR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING WILL BE
THE PRIMARY THREATS.

SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY...THUNDERSTORM...HIGH WIND AND DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.
THURSDAY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM....DANGEROUS HEAT AND HEAVY RAIN
POTENTIAL.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...DANGEROUS HEAT POTENTIAL.

EXTENDED DISCUSSION...

DAILY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL EXIST WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCES GENERALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40. STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. HEAVY RAIN ALONG WITH
THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER
STORMS.

ADDITIONALLY...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES BEING
COMMON.  A BRIEF AND MINOR BREAK FROM THE HEAT IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY
INTO SATURDAY AS THUNDERSTORM CHANCES PERSIST WITH INCREASED CLOUD
COVER.  THE HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL LIKELY RETURN BY LATE WEEKEND
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD
ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS.

WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/TULSA CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.