…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURE: HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND DEW POINTS WILL RANGE IN THE MID 70S. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEW POINTS WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 105 DEGREES OR GREATER.

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.

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