From Intellicast:
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY...
* EVENT...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE
TO NEAR 110 DEGREES TODAY AND FRIDAY. RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED AS WELL. LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL ONLY FALL
INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S WITH MID 80S IN URBAN AREAS.
* TIMING...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY.
* IMPACT...THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESS OR DEATH IS HIGH...
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...OR
ARE IN INSUFFICIENTLY COOLED HOMES OR BUILDINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE
ELDERLY...AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED
VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY
RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.
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