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HEAT ADVISORY |
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HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED JULY 04 AT 10:36AM EDT UNTIL JULY 04 AT 7:00PM EDT
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER
TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S.
* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEALTH RELATED PROBLEMS...SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS OR
HEAT EXHAUSTION...BECOME MORE LIKELY IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT...A HEAT
STROKE IS POSSIBLE. WITH WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...AIR
CONDITIONING MAY NOT BE ACCESSIBLE...ADDING TO THE IMPACTS. |
| Instructions: |
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A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT WEATHER 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 IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
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..VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
| Targt Area: |
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BOONE; BRAXTON; CABELL; CALHOUN; CLAY; DODDRIDGE; GILMER; HARRISON; JACKSON; KANAWHA; LEWIS; LINCOLN; LOGAN; MASON; MINGO; PLEASANTS; PUTNAM; RITCHIE; ROANE; TAYLOR; TYLER; WAYNE; WIRT; WOOD
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