The National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING for the Tulsa Metro. Below, you will find the text transmitted from the Weather Service.
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VERY DANGEROUS AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 110 AND 115 DEGREES ARE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA TODAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY...IF PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. NEVER LEAVE ANYONE IN A CLOSED...PARKED VEHICLE...TEMPERATURES INSIDE CAN REACH OVER 150 DEGREES QUICKLY...RESULTING IN DEATH. * AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO EXCEED 110 DEGREES.