THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...ALONG AND WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 49 CORRIDOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURE...HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 TO 107 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO SUNSTROKE..CRAMPS OR HEAT EXHAUSTION AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE. CARS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES...ALWAYS CHECK THE BACKSEAT AND NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 21:02:22 +0000