KSZ073-097-101-MOZ066-077-088-093-262100- /O.CON.KSGF.EH.W.0003.150726T1700Z-150727T0200Z/ BOURBON-CRAWFORD-CHEROKEE-VERNON-BARTON-JASPER-NEWTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT SCOTT...PITTSBURG... BAXTER SPRINGS...COLUMBUS...NEVADA...LAMAR...JOPLIN...CARTHAGE... NEOSHO 352 AM CDT SUN JUL 26 2015 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM. * TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 104 TO 110 DEGREES...MAKING SEVERAL DAYS THAT HEAT INDEX VALUES HAVE BEEN AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED 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. 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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Sunday, July 26, 2015
Excessive heat warning for Joplin area today
(From the National Weather Service)
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