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WWUS74 KTSA 021944
NPWTSA
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
244 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
ARZ019-020-029-OKZ057-058-062-067-070>076-030100-
/O.CON.KTSA.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200703T0100Z/
CRAWFORD-FRANKLIN-SEBASTIAN-CRAIG-OTTAWA-MAYES-WAGONER-MUSKOGEE-
MCINTOSH-SEQUOYAH-PITTSBURG-HASKELL-LATIMER-LE FLORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VAN BUREN, OZARK, CHARLESTON, FORT SMITH,
VINITA, MIAMI, PRYOR, WAGONER, MUSKOGEE, CHECOTAH, SALLISAW,
MCALESTER, STIGLER, WILBURTON, AND POTEAU
244 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON
HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 110 TO 115 DEGREES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO 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.
ARZ001-002-010-011-OKZ049-053-063-068-069-030100-
/O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200703T0100Z/
BENTON-CARROLL-WASHINGTON AR-MADISON-PUSHMATAHA-CHOCTAW-DELAWARE-
CHEROKEE-ADAIR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROGERS, BENTONVILLE, BERRYVILLE,
EUREKA SPRINGS, FAYETTEVILLE, SPRINGDALE, HUNTSVILLE, ANTLERS,
CLAYTON, HUGO, GROVE, JAY, TAHLEQUAH, AND STILWELL
244 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2020
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.
* WHEN...THROUGH 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* 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...
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.
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