Excessive Heat Warning until 08:00PM Friday
...DANGEROUS HEAT INTO THIS WEEKEND... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 110 TO 115 ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...SEVERE HEAT STRESS IMPACTS ARE LIKELY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN DURING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GARFIELD ... GRANT ... KAY ... KINGFISHER ... LOGAN ... NOBLE ... PAYNE
Instructions:
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 LIGHTWEIGHT 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 9 1 1.
Address/Location
Noble County Emergency Management
419 S Boundary St
Perry, OK 73077
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 580-307-5203
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Warning