URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 933 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013 HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 P.M. SUNDAY jcs BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN MO-GREENE IL- JEFFERSON MO-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN MO-MACOUPIN IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL- MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-WARREN MO-WASHINGTON IL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHESTER...LITCHFIELD...SALEM...UNION... VANDALIA 933 PM CDT SAT AUG 31 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE HEAT 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 THE 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. 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 IMMEDIATELY. &&
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 03:22:42 +0000
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