The National Weather Service in Tulsa has extended the Excessive Heat Warning for the Metro area through at least 7PM on Thursday. Below is the text from the National Weather Service office in Tulsa.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A PROLONGED STRETCH OF DANGEROUSLY HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 113 DEGREES EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL MOSTLY FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...BUT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE 80S IN URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS TULSA AND FORT SMITH. IMPACTS... * THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES WILL 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. * 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.