495  
WWUS74 KOUN 250509  
NPWOUN  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK  
1209 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
OKZ036-037-044-045-TXZ085-086-090-260000-  
/O.UPG.KOUN.HT.Y.0044.260825T1800Z-260826T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KOUN.XH.W.0017.260825T1800Z-260826T0000Z/  
JACKSON-TILLMAN-COTTON-JEFFERSON-WILBARGER-WICHITA-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WAURIKA, WALTERS, SHEPPARD AFB, RINGLING,  
VERNON, HENRIETTA, FREDERICK, RYAN, ALTUS, TEMPLE, AND WICHITA FALLS  
1209 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES UP TO 113  
AND HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 113 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN OKLAHOMA, JEFFERSON, COTTON, JACKSON, AND TILLMAN  
COUNTIES. IN TEXAS, CLAY, WICHITA, AND WILBARGER COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
OKZ021>023-027>032-260000-  
/O.EXA.KOUN.HT.Y.0044.260825T1800Z-260826T0000Z/  
BECKHAM-WASHITA-CADDO-GRADY-MCCLAIN-CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE-  
HUGHES-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SENTINEL, PURCELL, CHICKASHA, ANADARKO,  
TUTTLE, WETUMKA, WEWOKA, NEWCASTLE, NORMAN, SAYRE, SEMINOLE, SHAWNEE,  
ELK CITY, BLANCHARD, HINTON, MOORE, HOLDENVILLE, BURNS FLAT, AND  
CORDELL  
1209 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CLEVELAND, GRADY, MCCLAIN, POTTAWATOMIE, SEMINOLE, HUGHES,  
CADDO, BECKHAM, AND WASHITA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
OKZ033>035-038>043-046>048-050>052-TXZ083-084-087>089-260000-  
/O.CON.KOUN.HT.Y.0044.260825T1800Z-260826T0000Z/  
HARMON-GREER-KIOWA-COMANCHE-STEPHENS-GARVIN-MURRAY-PONTOTOC-COAL-  
CARTER-JOHNSTON-ATOKA-LOVE-MARSHALL-BRYAN-HARDEMAN-FOARD-KNOX-BAYLOR-  
ARCHER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DURANT, MADILL, KINGSTON, SULPHUR,  
TISHOMINGO, ARCHER CITY, HOLLIS, GRANITE, LINDSAY, PAULS VALLEY,  
QUANAH, CROWELL, SNYDER, ATOKA, SCOTLAND, COALGATE, SEYMOUR,  
THACKERVILLE, MARIETTA, ADA, DUNCAN, HOBART, HOLLIDAY, KNOX CITY,  
LAKESIDE CITY, MANGUM, DAVIS, ARDMORE, WYNNEWOOD, MUNDAY, AND LAWTON  
1209 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM  
CDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHERN, AND  
SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHERN TEXAS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
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.  
 
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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