...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM
CDT/ THIS EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S,
WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES.
IMPACTS...
* HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY FOR THOSE SPENDING PROLONGED
PERIODS OUTSIDE OR IN NON-AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS.
* PROLONGED HEAT IS MOST DANGEROUS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE
ELDERLY.
* CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN MINUTES.
* DIRECT SUN ON PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS WILL ACCENTUATE CHANCES
FOR HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE PETS AND OTHER
ANIMALS HAVE A COOL ENVIRONMENT WITH WATER AVAILABLE.
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