Right now
The most recent data we hold from HEAT GOV arrived 4 hours ago, and this point is in it.
One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 18 km from here.
This alert is in force until 16 September 2026, 06:00 UTC.
It is the 18th strongest of the 38 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 15 September 2026. 10 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Arkansas and east central, northeast, and southeast Oklahoma. * WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 7 PM CDT this evening. For the second Heat Advisory, from noon to 7 PM CDT Wednesday. * IMPA...
Urban PEI: 55,054 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 28 April 2026
- September 7, 2026 · score 32 · 6.8 km
- September 6, 2026 · score 32 · 10.8 km
- September 7, 2026 · score 32 · 10.9 km
How we know
One source: HEAT GOV. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 32 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 32 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.69/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.7435, -95.0790 |
| Nearest City | Tahlequah (22 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 55.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-16T17:00:00.000Z |
| Source | http://www.weather.gov |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: heat_gov. Occurrence: 2026-09-16T17:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-15T17:03:46.575Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2026-09-15T19:04:02.719Z · data_change
Index 32 → 32; severity medium → medium; version 5 → 5.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-16T12:00:00-05:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-16T01:00:00-05:00 |
| AreaDesc | North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Southern Sebastian; Pushmataha; Choctaw; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Sequoyah; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah; Central Le Flore; Southern Le Flore |
| SenderName | NWS Tulsa OK |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 9 |
| ZoneCount | 27 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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