...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HEAT INDEX...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 110 TO 115
DEGREES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 90S.
* 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...
NEVER LEAVE ANYONE, INCLUDING PETS, IN A CLOSED, PARKED VEHICLE.
TEMPERATURES INSIDE CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY, RESULTING
IN HEAT STROKE AND DEATH.
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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