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.