URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-
JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-HOLT-ANDREW-
DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-PLATTE-CLAY-RAY-JACKSON-
LAFAYETTE-CASS-JOHNSON MO-BATES-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATCHISON…PAOLA…MOUND CITY…TROY…
LEAVENWORTH…OVERLAND PARK…OLATHE…TARKIO…MARYVILLE…
GRANT CITY…ALBANY…STANBERRY…BETHANY…OREGON…SAVANNAH…
CAMERON…GALLATIN…JAMESPORT…ST. JOSEPH…PLATTSBURG…
HAMILTON…POLO…PARKVILLE…PLATTE CITY…WESTON…LIBERTY…
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS…RICHMOND…KANSAS CITY…INDEPENDENCE…
LEXINGTON…CONCORDIA…RAYMORE…HARRISONVILLE…PLEASANT HILL…
WARRENSBURG…BUTLER…RICH HILL…CLINTON
315 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2014
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES: VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE REGION TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL CLIMB INTO THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER 90S WITH OPPRESSIVE HUMIDITY. THIS WILL RESULT IN PEAK HEAT
INDICES RANGING FROM 105-115 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: THE EFFECTS OF THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT
OF THE SUN… AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS…THE ELDERLY…AND
PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER…AVOID CAFFEINATED…ALCOHOLIC OR HIGH
SUGAR CONTENT BEVERAGES…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY
OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS…THE ELDERLY…AND
PETS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT COLORED…LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE.
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…AND SEEK
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY – CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY.