High heat advisory for most of Alabama Thursday and Friday 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES IN MANY AREAS WILL NOT DROP 75 DEGREES...SO THAT ANY HEAT THAT BUILDS UP IN
INDOOR AREAS WILL NOT HAVE MUCH OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE.
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...AND STAY OUT OF THE SUN. ALSO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND MAKE SURE PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK AND A SHADY PLACE TO COOL OFF.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Mike Bryant
Emergency Management
[email protected]
256-549-4575