Excessive Heat, Osage
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 17 to 20, 2019
An upper level ridge of high pressure over the south central United States resulted in a period of unseasonably hot weather over eastern Oklahoma from the 17th through the 20th. Afternoon temperatures climbed into the upper 90s each day.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 35
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
An upper level ridge of high pressure over the south central United States resulted in a period of unseasonably hot weather over eastern Oklahoma from the 17th through the 20th. Afternoon temperatures climbed into the upper 90s each day. These temperatures combined with high humidity resulted in heat index values from 110 to 115 degrees. At least 35 people were treated for heat-related illness in Tulsa on those dates.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive Heat, Washington
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.715, -95.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Nowata
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nowata forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.799, -95.617 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Craig
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.762, -95.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Ottawa
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -94.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Pawnee
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.317, -96.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Tulsa
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa forecast zone
- Injuries
- 35 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Rogers
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Rogers forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.372, -95.604 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Creek
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Creek forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.903, -96.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Okfuskee
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okfuskee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.466, -96.323 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Okmulgee
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 18, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Okmulgee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.647, -95.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Wagoner
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wagoner forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.961, -95.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Mayes
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mayes forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.302, -95.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Muskogee
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muskogee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.616, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Sequoyah
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to July 20, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat, Haskell
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.225, -95.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Le Flore
- When
- July 17, 10:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
What these are
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Missouri, July 17 to 21, 2019
- Excessive Heat in Illinois, July 17 to 21, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, July 17, 2019
- Rip Current in Florida, July 17, 2019
- Tornado and Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 17, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17 to 18, 2019
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, July 17, 2019
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in New York, July 17, 2019
- Excessive Heat in Iowa, July 17 to 20, 2019
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 17, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 17, 2019
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, July 17, 2019
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, July 2019
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 848197, 848198, 848199, 848200, 848201, 848202, 848203, 848204, 848205, 848206, 848207, 848208, 848209, 848210, 848211, 848212, 848214.