URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 335 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-098>102-MOZ052-061-063>065- 271100- /O.EXT.KLSX.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140828T0100Z/ BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON MO- JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL- MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL- ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...CHESTER...EDWARDSVILLE... LITCHFIELD...SALEM...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS...VANDALIA 335 PM CDT TUE AUG 26 2014 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 106 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. THE VERY YOUNG...THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING...AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. ALSO...CAR INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT! NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE...NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE 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 IMMEDIATELY. PEOPLE IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA CAN GET INFORMATION ABOUT COOLING CENTERS OR ENERGY ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT BY CALLING THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS AT 800-427-4626...OR IF CALLING FROM A LAND LINE PHONE DIAL 2-1-1. YOU CAN ALSO CALL COOL DOWN ST. LOUIS AT 314-241-7668.
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 06:53:41 +0000
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