425  
WWUS74 KTSA 241641  
NPWTSA  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK  
1141 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
 
OKZ055>062-064>067-070-071-154-254-354-250445-  
/O.NEW.KTSA.XH.W.0004.260725T1700Z-260726T0100Z/  
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-CRAIG-OTTAWA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-MAYES-CREEK-  
OKFUSKEE-OKMULGEE-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-MCINTOSH-WESTERN OSAGE-  
NORTHEAST OSAGE-SOUTHEAST OSAGE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAGONER, OKEMAH, VINITA, MIAMI, TULSA,  
OKMULGEE, BARTLESVILLE, NOWATA, SAPULPA, CLAREMORE, MUSKOGEE,  
PAWHUSKA, SHIDLER, HOMINY, PRYOR, CHECOTAH, PAWNEE, AND FAIRFAX  
1141 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
   
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST  
OKLAHOMA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING  
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF  
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  
 
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR  
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.  
 
 
 
 
 
ARZ001-002-129-219-220-229-OKZ049-053-063-068-069-073>075-172-176-  
272-276-376-250445-  
/O.NEW.KTSA.HT.Y.0022.260725T1700Z-260726T0100Z/  
BENTON-CARROLL-NORTH AND CENTRAL SEBASTIAN-SOUTHERN CRAWFORD-  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SEBASTIAN-PUSHMATAHA-  
CHOCTAW-DELAWARE-CHEROKEE-ADAIR-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-  
NORTHERN SEQUOYAH-NORTHERN LE FLORE-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SEQUOYAH-  
CENTRAL LE FLORE-SOUTHERN LE FLORE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JAY, WILBURTON, SALLISAW, BERRYVILLE, HUGO,  
POTEAU, VAN BUREN, PATTERSON, MARBLE CITY, CHARLESTON, PANAMA,  
JETHRO, TALIHINA, LONELM, WATALULA, BENTONVILLE, OZARK, ARKOMA,  
MCALESTER, HUNTINGTON, CLAYTON, GROVE, POCOLA, FORT SMITH, TAHLEQUAH,  
MANSFIELD, CRAVENS, SPIRO, HARTFORD, STIGLER, EUREKA SPRINGS, CECIL,  
STILWELL, ANTLERS, LIBERTY, AND ROGERS  
1141 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026  
   
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS AND EAST  
CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IMPACTING  
THOSE NOT ACCLIMATED TO THE CONDITIONS OR THOSE PERFORMING  
STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE  
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING  
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND  
HEAT STROKE.  
 
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 9 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
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