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HEAT ADVISORY |
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HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED JULY 04 AT 4:00PM EDT UNTIL JULY 07 AT 9:00PM EDT
...HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE EXTENDED HOLIDAY WEEKEND....HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY TODAY AND PERSIST INTO SATURDAY. EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO RISE TO AROUND 100 DEGREES ALONG AND WEST OF THE I-65
CORRIDOR...WHEREAS POINTS TO THE EAST WILL SEE HIGHS IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT 8 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AT LEAST TO AROUND 100 DEGREES.
* TIMING...EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FROM TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT
STROKE ARE A REAL THREAT. DEHYDRATION CAN OCCUR QUICKLY. |
| Instructions: |
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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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ADAIR; ALLEN; ANDERSON; BARREN; BOURBON; BOYLE; CASEY; CLARK; CLINTON; CUMBERLAND; FAYETTE; FRANKLIN; GARRARD; GREEN; HARRISON; JESSAMINE; LINCOLN; MADISON; MARION; MERCER; METCALF; MONROE; NICHOLAS; RUSSELL; SCOTT; TAYLOR; WASHINGTON; WOODFORD
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