...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TEMPERATURE: UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S * IMPACTS: PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF HEAT WILL BE A THREAT TO ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. HEAT STROKE AND/OR DEHYDRATION MAY RESULT WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. LIGHT WIND WILL NOT BRING MUCH RELIEF TO THE SITUATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. &&
Posted on: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:45:33 +0000
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