HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING * LOCATIONS ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 DUE TO A COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM 95 TO 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY. * IMPACTS HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD LEAD TO HEAT ILLNESSES IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING AND STAY OUT OF THE DIRECT SUN. IN ADDITION KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT ILLNESSES AND BE SURE TO CHECK ON THOSE WHO ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT SUCH AS YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN AND PETS IN A VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP SINCE TEMPERATURES CAN BE MUCH HIGHER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. 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: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 22:36:24 +0000
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