Alma Weather - Warnings / Advisories
Warnings & Advisories
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2008
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN ARKANSAS... CRAWFORD...FRANKLIN...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...LE FLORE. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL PUSH HEAT INDEXES INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE THIS WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT CONTINUES TO BUILD. MEANWHILE...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. 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. $$
