... Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT
Tuesday...
For the following counties...
In Arkansas...
Crawford... Franklin and Sebastian.
In Oklahoma...
Pushmataha... Choctaw... Osage... Washington... Nowata... Craig...
Ottawa... Pawnee... Tulsa... Rogers... Mayes... Delaware... creek...
Okfuskee... Okmulgee... Wagoner... Cherokee... Adair... Muskogee...
McIntosh... Sequoyah... Pittsburg... Haskell... Latimer and Le Flore.
Hot and humid weather is expected across eastern Oklahoma and
portions of west central Arkansas for the next several days as
high pressure aloft builds over the area. Afternoon heat index
values are expected to be in the 105 to 110 degree range with
overnight lows ranging from the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
An excessive heat warning means that a prolonged period of
dangerously hot temperatures will occur. The combination of hot
temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous
situation in which heat illnesses are likely. Drink plenty of
fluids... stay in an air-conditioned room... stay out of the sun...
and check up on relatives and neighbors. Make sure pets and
animals have plenty of water and a shady place to escape direct
sunshine.