| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Area | Pontotoc; Coal; Atoka |
| Effective | 8/24/2026, 1:23:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/24/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Heat Advisory issued August 24 at 1:23PM CDT until August 25 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Norman OK
Details
* WHAT…For the Heat Advisory today, heat index values up to 109.
For the Heat Advisory Tuesday, heat index values up to 109
expected.
* WHERE…Pontotoc, Atoka, and Coal Counties.
* WHEN…For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 7 PM CDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
Instructions
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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