...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA
AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...WILL PEAK AROUND OR JUST ABOVE 105 DEGREES
IN SOME AREAS.
* TIMING...MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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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