HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* EVENT... DANGEROUS OUTDOOR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED... AS HEAT INDEX VALUES REACH OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* TIMING... THE HEAT WILL BE PERSISTENT IN THE COMING DAYS... OR AT LEAST FROM TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
* IMPACT... HEAT RELATED ILLNESS BECOMES MORE LIKELY WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS OUTDOORS. IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE... TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. STAY HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. IF POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. REMEMBER... HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY... CALL 911.
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