A Heat Advisory has been issued for Allen County for today:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
421 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2010
…HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO CONTINUE…
.HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL BE SEEN ACROSS THE AREA AGAIN TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER 90S COUPLED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOW TO MID 70S. THIS WILL SUPPORT HEAT INDICIES TO AROUND 100.
[…] …HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO PUSH HEAT INDEX READINGS TO AROUND 100.
* IMPACTS…THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL POSE A RISK OF 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.