***HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING*** * TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER 90S TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 110. THUS THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED THREAT FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS. 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, 09 Jul 2013 10:38:55 +0000
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