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Extreme Heat Warning

Status

Event Continued Active alert

Start Time

Tue 07/21/2026 01:00 PM EDT

End Time

Tue 07/21/2026 09:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tulsa OK 1052 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026 ...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values from 110 to 115 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Technical Header

ARZ129-219-220-OKZ055>058-060>063-066-067-070-071-074-176-254-272- 354-211800- /O.CON.KTSA.XH.W.0003.260721T1700Z-260722T0100Z/ North and Central Sebastian-Southern Crawford-Central and Southern Franklin-Washington OK-Nowata-Craig-Ottawa-Tulsa-Rogers- Mayes-Delaware-Okmulgee-Wagoner-Muskogee-McIntosh-Haskell- Northern Le Flore-Northeast Osage-Central and Southern Sequoyah- Southeast Osage- Including the cities of Pryor, Claremore, Okmulgee, Cravens, Charleston, Wagoner, Sallisaw, Grove, Fort Smith, Lonelm, Miami, Van Buren, Bartlesville, Tulsa, Hominy, Muskogee, Pawhuska, Cecil, Ozark, Jay, Nowata, Jethro, Arkoma, Vinita, Watalula, Pocola, Checotah, Stigler, Spiro, and Panama 1052 PM CDT Mon Jul 20 2026