NWS Norman OKXH.W 0014August 21, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Kingfisher, Logan, Cotton and 1 more, OK and TX
The National Weather Service office in Norman issued an extreme heat warning for Kingfisher, Logan, Cotton and 1 more in Oklahoma, Texas, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on August 21. It was the 14th extreme heat warning the NWS office in Norman issued in 2026. Oklahoma had 15 extreme heat warnings in August 2026, against 5 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Oklahoma's extreme heat warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 20.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Norman OK
- Area
- Kingfisher, Logan, Cotton and 1 more
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:06 a.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, August 21, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOUN XH.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111. * WHERE...In Oklahoma, Kingfisher, Logan, and Cotton Counties. In Texas, Clay County. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
What the agency told people to do
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.