...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES WILL LIKELY OCCUR ONCE AGAIN TODAY IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND IN PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA. * TIMING...PRIMARILY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...BUT PERHAPS BY LATE MORNING AND INTO THE VERY EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN ELEVATED DANGER TO OUR ABILITY TO FEND OFF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 SUCH AS A LACK OF PERSPIRATION. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND WHEN POSSIBLE...DRINK PLENTY OF WATER BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT. 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 911. && MC
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 11:46:43 +0000
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