URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
249 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ARZ019-020-029-OKZ049-053>057-059>062-064>067-070>076-061000- /O.NEW.KTSA.HT.Y.0002.200606T1700Z-200607T0000Z/ /O.CON.KTSA.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-200606T0000Z/ Crawford-Franklin-Sebastian-Pushmataha-Choctaw-Osage- Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Pawnee-Tulsa-Rogers-Mayes-Creek- Okfuskee-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee-McIntosh-Sequoyah-Pittsburg- Haskell-Latimer-Le Flore- Including the cities of Van Buren, Ozark, Charleston, Fort Smith, Antlers, Clayton, Hugo, Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Nowata, Vinita, Pawnee, Tulsa, Claremore, Pryor, Sapulpa, Okemah, Okmulgee, Wagoner, Muskogee, Checotah, Sallisaw, McAlester, Stigler, Wilburton, and Poteau 249 PM CDT Fri Jun 5 2020 ... HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ... HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT... Heat index values up around 105 degrees.
* WHERE... Portions of east central, northeast and southeast Oklahoma and northwest and west central Arkansas.
* WHEN... For the Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening and again on Saturday from noon to 7 PM CDT.
* 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.
