NWS Norman OKXH.W 0016August 24, 2026
Extreme Heat Warning: Greer, Kiowa, Comanche and 7 more, OK
The National Weather Service office in Norman issued an extreme heat warning for Greer, Kiowa, Comanche and 7 more in Oklahoma, which was in force until 8:00 p.m. local time on August 24. It was the 16th 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 8 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Norman OK
- Area
- Greer, Kiowa, Comanche and 7 more
- State
- Oklahoma
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:01 a.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 p.m. CDT, August 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KOUN XH.W 0016
- 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 112 expected. * WHERE...Bryan, Johnston, Marshall, Carter, Love, Murray, Stephens, Comanche, Greer, and Kiowa Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
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.