Tuesday, July 14, 2009

heat warning from NWS

Here is a heat warning for our area from the National Weather Service.
Be careful out there.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
HEAT INDICES AROUND 106 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS TODAY.

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 CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM. STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. WATCH YOUR PETS! MAKE SURE THEY TOO ARE KEPT IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE PETS OR CHILDREN UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE FOR ANY DURATION!

5 comments:

  1. Yeah, people need to really think about their pets outside. They can die of heat stroke faster then humans.

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  2. Its a hot chihuahua outside!

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  3. When one of my sons was in Iraq there were cases of Hyperthermia at 90F

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  4. God bless our troops.

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