Heat Advisory in effect for Etowah Co. Noon today till 7 pm Sunday 
.HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES IN MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN DITION...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT
PROVIDE GREAT RELIEF AS THESE LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 70S IN MANY PLACES.
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. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHELTER.
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