Excessive Heat, Craig
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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 in Oklahoma, July 15 to 16, 2024
A ridge of high pressure in the middle and upper atmosphere redeveloped over the south central United States during mid July. Unseasonably hot afternoon temperatures reaching the mid 90s to near 100 degrees, combined with unseasonably high humidity, resulted in heat index values in the 110 to 115 degree range across much of eastern Oklahoma on the 15th and 16th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 18
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 redeveloped over the south central United States during mid July. Unseasonably hot afternoon temperatures reaching the mid 90s to near 100 degrees, combined with unseasonably high humidity, resulted in heat index values in the 110 to 115 degree range across much of eastern Oklahoma on the 15th and 16th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Excessive Heat, Creek
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Mayes
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, McIntosh
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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 15, 11:00 AM CST to July 16, 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, Nowata
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Okmulgee
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Osage
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat, Pawnee
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Rogers
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Tulsa
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tulsa forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.121, -95.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Excessive Heat, Wagoner
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Washington
- When
- July 15, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Haskell
- When
- July 16, 11:00 AM CST to 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, Latimer
- When
- July 16, 11:00 AM 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 16, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Le Flore forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
Excessive Heat, Pushmataha
- When
- July 16, 11:00 AM 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)
Excessive Heat, Sequoyah
- When
- July 16, 11:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sequoyah 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1200440, 1200445, 1200456, 1200457, 1200458, 1200459, 1200460, 1200461, 1200462, 1200464, 1200466, 1200467, 1200468, 1200446, 1200448, 1200455, 1200463, 1200465.