Monday, July 08, 2013

Heat advisory in effect for Joplin area through Tuesday

(From the National Weather Service)

..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT OVER PARTS OF
WESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS WILL WARM INTO THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S...WITH
HEAT INDICES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO SUNSTROKE...CRAMPS OR HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE. CARS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES...ALWAYS CHECK THE BACKSEAT AND NEVER LEAVE
CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.

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