...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. * TEMPERATURE: HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 105 TO 108 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT LOWS ABOVE 75 DEGREES WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EACH YEAR...A NUMBER OF FATALITIES OCCUR NATIONWIDE DUE TO CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY BEING LEFT IN VEHICLES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN THE PAST DOZEN YEARS...450 CHILDREN HAVE DIED DUE TO HYPERTHERMIA AFTER BEING LEFT IN OR GAINING ACCESS TO CARS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTE. REMEMBER...BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT. 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. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && MC
Posted on: Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:50:29 +0000
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