Excessive Heat Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 320 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 TULSA- 320 AM CDT MON SEP 3 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT TUESDAY... FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... * IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA. * THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND MAXIMUM DAYTIME HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 WILL BE OCCUR ACROSS TULSA COUNTY TODAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL TO AROUND 75 TO 80 DEGREES...ESPECIALLY IN METRO TULSA. THIS 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. DEFINITION... * AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. 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.