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Monday, July 30, 2012

Excessive Heat Warning Expanded to Include all of NE OK

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

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FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...
   ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...
   MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE.

   IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGHS
   EACH AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 113 DEGREES EACH
   AFTERNOON...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE MID TO
   UPPER 70S IN MOST AREAS. URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS TULSA AND FORT
   SMITH WILL SEE OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 80S.

IMPACTS...
* THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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.

Mon, July 30, 2012 | link

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Excessive Heat Warning Expanded and Extended
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY...


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FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...WAGONER...TULSA...
   ROGERS...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...NOWATA...PITTSBURG...
   MCINTOSH AND MUSKOGEE.

   IN ARKANSAS...CRAWFORD AND SEBASTIAN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SEVERAL DAYS OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS
   EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WES CENTRAL ARKANSAS. DAYTIME HIGH
   TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 113 DEGREES THROUGH
   THURSDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 70S
   IN MOST AREAS. MORE URBANIZED LOCATIONS SUCH AS TULSA AND FORT
   SMITH WILL SEE OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S EACH
   NIGHT.

IMPACTS...
* THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF EXTREMELY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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.

Sat, July 28, 2012 | link

Friday, July 27, 2012

Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Tulsa
High temps in Tulsa expected to be 108 on Saturdaym 111 on Sunday, 110 on Monday, and 108 again on Tuesday,

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY
AND A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA.

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 * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A STRETCH OF VERY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH
   HIGHS LIKELY EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OVERNIGHT
   LOWS DURING THIS TIME WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S OVER
   MOST OF TULSA COUNTY...POTENTIALLY STAYING IN THE MID 80S IN
   THE CITY OF TULSA.

IMPACTS...
* THE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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.

Fri, July 27, 2012 | link

Thursday, July 26, 2012

There is a Slight Risk of Severe Storms Across Parts of NE OK
The primary risk area is along and south of I-44 with the primary threat being damaging downburts winds to 100 MPH.

Damaging downburst winds could occur outside of the risk area with any thunderstorm that forms this afternoon but the risk area covers the areas most likely to see severe thunderstorms.

Here is the SPC map of the highest risk area:

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Thu, July 26, 2012 | link

Monday, July 23, 2012

Excessive Heat Warning Extended for Tulsa County
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY AND
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA.

   IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAT INDEX VALUES PEAKING AROUND 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON
   CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. WARM OVERNIGHT
   TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE MORE URBAN AREAS OF TULSA
   AND FORT SMITH...WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF TONIGHT. HOT
   TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY WITH HEAT INDICES NEAR
   105 DEGREES.

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.

* NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A
   CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT
   SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES
   FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES.

* 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.
Mon, July 23, 2012 | link

Excessive Heat Warning for Tulsa County
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA.

   IN ARKANSAS...SEBASTIAN.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED VERY WARM ACROSS THE URBAN
   AREAS OF FORT SMITH AND TULSA...WITH HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS
   AGAIN EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES TODAY WILL
   PEAK AROUND 105 DEGREES.

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.

* NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A
   CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT
   SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES
   FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES.

* 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.
Mon, July 23, 2012 | link

Monday, July 9, 2012

More NE Oklahoma Counties added to Burn Ban
Tulsa, Adair, Blaine, Beaver, Creek and Muskogee are currently under the ban while Comanche, Custer, Dewey, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, Mayes, McIntosh, Ottawa, Pittsburg, Seminole, Sequoyah, Tillman and Wagoner have all been added.

Here is a map showing the counties under the ban:

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A burn ban means it is unlawful for any person to set fire to any forest, grass, range, crop, or other wildlands, or to build a campfire or bonfire, or to burn trash or other material that may cause a forest, grass, range, crop or other wildlands fire in any county, counties or area within a county where, because of emergency drought conditions, there is gubernatorially proclaimed extraordinary danger from fire, unless the setting of any backfire during the drought emergency is necessary to afford protection as determined by a representative of the Division of Forestry, or unless it can be established that the setting of the backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or property.
Mon, July 9, 2012 | link

Friday, July 6, 2012

Burn ban issued for Tulsa County
A burn ban has been issued for Tulsa Country through July 16.
This ban includes grilling on grassy surfaces.

Here is the latest map of counties under a burn ban (in yellow.)

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Fri, July 6, 2012 | link


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