Right now
The most recent data we hold from HEAT GOV arrived 30 hours ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 17 September 2026 at 01:00 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
It is the 19th strongest of the 36 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 28 April 2026. The last comparable one was on 16 September 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
HEAT GOV reported: * WHAT...Heat index values up to 109. * 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 10 AM to 8 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Hea...
Urban PEI: 55,054 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 28 April 2026
- September 3, 2026 · score 32 · 8.9 km
- June 25, 2026 · score 63 · 9.1 km
- May 9, 2026 · score 39 · 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 | 0.70/1 |
| Coordinates | 35.8814, -94.9582 |
| Nearest City | Tahlequah (4 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 55.1K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-17T15:00:00.000Z |
| 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: 2026-09-17T15:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-16T17:34:30.916Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Heat Advisory |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Likely |
| Onset | 2026-09-17T10:00:00-05:00 |
| Expires | 2026-09-16T20:00:00-05:00 |
| AreaDesc | North and Central Sebastian; Southern Crawford; Central and Southern Franklin; Washington; Nowata; Craig; Ottawa; Tulsa; Rogers; Mayes; Delaware; Okmulgee; Wagoner; Cherokee; Adair; Muskogee; McIntosh; Pittsburg; Haskell; Latimer; Northern Sequoyah; Northern Le Flore; Central and Southern Sequoyah |
| SenderName | NWS Tulsa OK |
| ZonesUsedForCentroid | 12 |
| ZoneCount | 23 |
Safety Information
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.
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