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255 PM CDT THU JUL 16 2015

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY…

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY. A HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO NEAR 110 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

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.