Statement as of 3:52 AM CDT on June 22, 2010
... Excessive heat warning remains in effect until 7 PM CDT
Wednesday...
An excessive heat warning is in effect...
For the following counties...
* in Oklahoma... creek... Okfuskee... Okmulgee... Tulsa... Rogers...
Pawnee... Wagoner... Washington... Osage... Nowata... McIntosh and
Muskogee.
In Arkansas... Crawford... Sebastian and Franklin.
Hazardous weather...
* afternoon temperatures in the mid to upper 90s will combine
with very high humidity to result in dangerous heat indices at
or slightly above 105 degrees through Wednesday afternoon.
Overnight low temperatures will be very warm... in the middle to
upper 70s... which will provide little relief from the heat.
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...
* drink plenty of fluids... stay in an air-conditioned room... stay
out of the sun... and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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