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From the National Weather Service: URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 1157 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER TEXAS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE AREA INFLUENCED BY A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS AND PRODUCE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. AFFECTED: POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST- UPPER LAFOURCHE-ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS- UPPER PLAQUEMINES-UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE- NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE- WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON... LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS... BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE... DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...AMITE...KENTWOOD...HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA... CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB... TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD... GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT... GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 1157 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * DURATION...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES AND AS HIGH AS 108 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE AREA. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:57:35 +0000

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