A Heat Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for today:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
934 PM EDT WED JUL 14 2010
…DANGEROUS HEAT THURSDAY AFTERNOON…
.HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH HIGH DEWPOINTS WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICIES NEAR 100.
[…] …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THURSDAY…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO PUSH HEAT INDEX READINGS INTO THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF HEAD AND HUMIDITY WILL POSE A RISK FOR HEAT STRESS FOR THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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