Excessive Heat, Osage
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 6 to 8, 2022
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere developed over the south central United States during early July. Unseasonably hot afternoon temperatures climbing into the 100 to 105 degree range, combined with high humidity, resulted in heat index values from 110 to 116 degrees across much of eastern Oklahoma on the 6th through the 8th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 19
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 23
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.
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere developed over the south central United States during early July. Unseasonably hot afternoon temperatures climbing into the 100 to 105 degree range, combined with high humidity, resulted in heat index values from 110 to 116 degrees across much of eastern Oklahoma on the 6th through the 8th. There were at least nineteen heat-related medical calls in the City of Tulsa during this period.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive Heat, Pawnee
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Washington
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Tulsa
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa forecast zone
- Injuries
- 19 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Wagoner
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Rogers
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Mayes
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Creek
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, McIntosh
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.374, -95.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Muskogee
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Haskell
- When
- July 6, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 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, Pittsburg
- When
- July 7, 12:00 PM CST to July 8, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pittsburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.924, -95.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Ottawa
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 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, Cherokee
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.907, -95.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Adair
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 35.884, -94.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Sequoyah
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat, Latimer
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Latimer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.876, -95.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Le Flore
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat, Pushmataha
- When
- July 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pushmataha forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 34.416, -95.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1027001, 1027002, 1027003, 1027004, 1027005, 1027007, 1027008, 1027009, 1027010, 1027011, 1027012, 1027013, 1027015, 1027016, 1027021, 1027020, 1027006, 1027017, 1027018, 1027019, 1027023, 1027024, 1027025.