The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a HEAT ADVISORY for the immediate Tulsa area. Below, you will find the text as sent by the Tulsa NWS office: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON AND TULSA. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105. IMPACTS... * THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DEFINITION... * A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. IF POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEATSTROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. * TO REDUCE RISK WHILE ENGAGED IN 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.
It Is HOT... Heat Advisory Issued
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