United Group Insurance

Heat Advisory issued for Union, Taylor, and Ringgold Counties

Weather

June 22nd, 2016 by admin

UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD
1039 AM CDT WED JUN 22 2016

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

* TEMPERATURE...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
  DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 101 TO
  105 BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE MORE LIKELY FOR THOSE
  SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS TODAY.

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.