EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 105 DEGREES HAVE OCCURRED THIS AFTERNOON
   AND ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ONLY FALL
   INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S...ESPECIALLY IN THE TULSA METRO
   AREA...PROVIDING 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.

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.

* NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE IN A
   CAR CAN RISE TO 172 DEGREES WITH JUST 15 MINUTES OF DIRECT
   SUNLIGHT...AND CHILDRENS BODY TEMPERATURES RISE FIVE TIMES
   FASTER THAN ADULT BODY TEMPERATURES.

* 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.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

* IN OKLAHOMA...TULSA.

* THIS WARNING REPLACES THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE 105 TO
   110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT LOWS
   WILL REMAIN WARM IN THE UPPER 70S...PROVIDING 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.

* ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

The storms have unable to develop over our area due to the strong cap that is in place.
The storm threat for most of NE Oklahoma, especially west of highway 69 is pretty light.

There is another shot at some rain and thunderstorms Tuesday night into Wednesday.

If storms can fire late this morning then the Tulsa area could possibly impacted by severe weather this afternoon with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats.

Here is the risk are per the SPC:

Therer remains a slight risk of severe waether over the next 24 hours with large hail and damaging winds being the primary threat.

A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for south central Kansas.


The threat for Tulsa is roughly form midnight through 8:00 pm Monday evening.

Here are the SPC risk maps for tonight and tomorrow.

While the risk for severe weather is slight it will progress across all of NE Oklahoma through the overnight period Sunday and into Monday.

Sundays risk is late evening with large hail being the primary threat at this time.

Here is the Sunday SPC risk map.

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 350
     NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
     1125 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
    
     SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 350 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT
     FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
       
     OK
     .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
    
     ADAIR                CHEROKEE            CRAIG              
     CREEK                DELAWARE            HASKELL            
     LE FLORE             MAYES               MCINTOSH           
     MUSKOGEE             NOWATA              OKMULGEE           
     OSAGE                OTTAWA              PAWNEE             
     ROGERS               SEQUOYAH            TULSA              
     WAGONER              WASHINGTON         

Storms still look possible but confidence is not very high and if they do form, the tornado threat will be low. It is still likely that a severe thunderstorm watch may be issued later this evening.

     640 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012
    
     TORNADO WATCH 347 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE
      FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
     
      OK
     .    OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
    
     ALFALFA              BEAVER              BLAINE             
     CANADIAN             CREEK               CUSTER             
     DEWEY                ELLIS               GARFIELD           
     GRANT                HARPER              KAY                
     KINGFISHER           LINCOLN             LOGAN              
     MAJOR                NOBLE               OKFUSKEE           
     OKLAHOMA             OSAGE               PAWNEE             
     PAYNE                ROGER MILLS         WOODS              
     WOODWARD            

NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 330 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2012  TORNADO WATCH 345 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
                  THE  FOLLOWING LOCATIONS  
   OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE  ADAIR  CHEROKEE  DELAWARE OTTAWA   SEQUOYAH
 

Severe thunderstorms are expected to impact the area this afternoon and this evening.
Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats but heavy rain will also be possible with some of the storms.

Here is the latest Tulsa NWS risk map: