...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES: DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE UPPER 70S. WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. IN DOWNTOWN AREAS...THE LOW MAY NOT DROP MUCH BELOW 80. * IMPACTS: THE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS... ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY...AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. 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. 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 from EMWIN using "Weather Message" -------------------------------------------------- To see bulletins for another location, click on the map at: forecast.weather.gov/hazards/mpx
Posted on: Tue, 16 Jul 2013 16:39:20 +0000
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