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HEAT ADVISORY |
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HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED JULY 04 AT 2:37PM CDT UNTIL JULY 06 AT 9:00PM CDT
.HOT WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY WEEK....HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* HEAT INDICES: TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S TO LOW 100S IN THE
AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT
IN HEAT INDEX READINGS AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES THROUGH FRIDAY.
DURING THE NIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL
AND ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S.
* IMPACTS: REPEATED DAILY HEAT INDEX VALUES OF THIS MAGNITUDE
WILL PRESENT AN INCREASED THREAT OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. |
| Instructions: |
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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.
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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BLAINE; BOYD; BROWN; CUSTER; EASTERN CHERRY; FRONTIER; GARFIELD; HAYES; HOLT; KEYA PAHA; LINCOLN; LOGAN; LOUP; ROCK; THOMAS; WHEELER
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