Sunday, August 15, 2010

Heat Advisory..

Not for Putnam County, but it will still be hot...

835 AM CDT SUN AUG 15 2010


...HEAT ADVISORY FOR MOST OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE SUNDAY...

.HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AFTERNOON
HEAT INDICES FROM 103 TO 108 DEGREES IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE TODAY.


...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* ADVISORY AREA IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE WEST OF THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU.

* DANGEROUS HEAT LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. YOUNG CHILDREN...ELDERLY
PEOPLE...THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS...AND THOSE
WHO WORK OR PLAY OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL 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 ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE
PLENTY OF FRESH WATER.

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