Excessive Heat — Tulsa, Oklahoma

2009-07-11 to 2009-07-15 · Tulsa, Oklahoma

Event narrative

A man was found unconscious under a tree near a construction site on 41st Street. EMSA treated the man and transported him to a local hospital where he later died. The death was related to prolonged exposure to excessive heat.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged period of excessive heat occurred across eastern Oklahoma in mid July. Daytime maximum heat indices ranged from 105 to 115 degrees with overnight low temperatures only falling to around 80 for several consecutive days. One direct fatality resulted from this period of excessive heat in Tulsa County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 191700. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.