Excessive Heat in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Excessive Heat July 11, 2009 – July 15, 2009 · Tulsa, Oklahoma
What the National Weather Service wrote
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.
The wider storm
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 191700. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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