The following is a heat advisory notice from the NationalWeather Service:
Tulsa will be experiencing some very hot weather in the next few days.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK1041 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 ...EARLY SEASON HEAT WAVE EXPECTED THIS WEEK... TULSA-INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TULSA1041 AM CDT MON JUN 22 2009 ..
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDTTUESDAY......
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. IN OKLAHOMA...
TULSA. HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TODAY.
THE HEAT INDEXWILL REACH 105 DEGREES OR MORE ACROSS A MAJORITY OF TULSACOUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. A
N EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR TULSACOUNTY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE HOT WEATHER WILL LIKELY INTENSIFY THROUGH MID WEEK...WITHHEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 110 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS BOTHTUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
LOWS BOTH NIGHTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 75 TO 80 DEGREE RANGE. BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF THESE CONDITIONS...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT THROUGH THE LATER PART OF THEWEEK...
HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY FALL SOME BY THEN. RESIDENTS OFEASTERN OKLAHOMA AND WEST CENTRAL ARKANSAS SHOULD KEEP UP WITHLATER FORECASTS AS ADDITIONAL EXCESSIVE HEAT PRODUCTS MAY BEISSUED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATEA SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OFFLUIDS...
STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON...OR PET...IN A CLOSED...PARKED VEHICLE.TEMPERATURES INSIDE CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH.
ENSURE PETS HAVE ADEQUATEWATER AND IF OUTDOORS A SHADY PLACE TO REST.
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUSSITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY.
DRINK PLENTY OFFLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
