| Event | Extreme Heat Watch |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Future |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Muskogee; McIntosh; Haskell; Northern Le Flore; Northeast Osage; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Southeast Osage |
| Effective | 7/19/2026, 10:54:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/20/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Extreme Heat Watch issued July 19 at 10:54PM CDT until July 21 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Tulsa OK
Details
* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109 expected.
For the Extreme Heat Watch, dangerously hot conditions with heat
index values up to 113 possible.
* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east
central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma.
* WHEN…For the Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Monday. For the
Extreme Heat Watch, from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. Heat related illnesses are
possible especially impacting those not acclimated to the
conditions or those performing strenuous activities.
Instructions
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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