Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Heat advisory in effect for Joplin area from noon to 7

(From the National Weather Service)

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...FROM MIDDAY THROUGH 7 PM ACROSS FAR
SOUTHERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS ALONG AND
SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COLUMBUS KANSAS...TO SPRINGFIELD AND
EMINENCE MISSOURI.
* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S
COMBINED WITH A HUMID AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES
OF 102 TO 106 DEGREES. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
BETWEEN 1 AND 5 PM.
* IMPACTS...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...
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.

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