URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 445 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON... KSZ008-009-020>023-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-271115- /O.COR.KTOP.HT.Y.0001.130627T1800Z-130628T0100Z/ REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JEFFERSON- OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON- OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN... ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA 445 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH READINGS INTO THE LOW 100S OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL KANSAS. * HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDICES IN THE OUTLOOK AREA MAY REACH UPWARDS OF 105 TO 108 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 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: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:54:57 +0000