Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Heat Advisory - Washington (Oklahoma)
Updated: Fri, 30-Jul-2010 11:27pm CDT
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...
FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...
* IN OKLAHOMA...CHEROKEE...ADAIR...CREEK...OKFUSKEE...OKMULGEE...
PUSHMATAHA...MAYES...DELAWARE...PITTSBURG...OTTAWA...CHOCTAW...
WASHINGTON...OSAGE...CRAIG...NOWATA...PAWNEE...MCINTOSH...LE
FLORE...LATIMER AND HASKELL.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL BE AROUND 105 DEGREES OVER THE
WEEKEND AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN
ARKANSAS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY DROP BACK INTO THE 70S WHICH
WILL OFFER LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. THE HOT WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AND ADDITIONAL
ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED.
IMPACTS...
* THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE.
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.
* STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.
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