Just when you thought it was over…the National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for this afternoon:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
415 AM EDT WED JUL 28 2010
…HEAT INDEX TO BE NEAR 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON…
.INCREASING HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 WILL CREATE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES THIS AFTERNOON.
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EDT /NOON CDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING.* TEMPERATURE…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEAR 90 AND INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL PUSH THE HEAT INDEX TO NEAR 100 FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS…THE HEAT DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL POSE A RISK TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS INVOLVED IN ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY CRITICAL TO INDIVIDUALS WITH RESPIRATORY AILMENTS. KEEP IN MIND THAT CLOSED VEHICLE CAN BECOME OVEN-LIKE QUICKLY DURING HOT WEATHER. BE SURE TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PETS FROM YOUR VEHICLE. BEAT THE HEAT…CHECK THE BACK SEAT.
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. BEAT THE HEAT…CHECK THE BACK SEAT. CLOSED VEHICLES
WILL BECOME OVEN-LIKE IN A VERY SHORT TIME. BE SURE TO REMOVE CHILDREN AND PETS FROM YOUR VEHICLE.
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