TODAY: 40% chance of isolated showers/thunderstorms. High around 92. TONIGHT: 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 73 (NWS) HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...FROM MIDDAY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...REACHING 100 TO 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE HEAT OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS BASED ON DURATION. STARTING THURSDAY HEAT INDEX VALUES TOPPED OUT AROUND OR JUST ABOVE 100 DEGREES DURING PEAK HEATING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. A BREAK IN THE HEAT IS FORECAST LABOR DAY...AS A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE AREA.
Posted on: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:12:21 +0000
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