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Dearborn Police Department
Wednesday July 4th, 2012 :: 07:35 a.m. EDT

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The National Weather Service has issued an EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM THURSDAY. See email / web message for further.

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI

...HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...

.AN EXTENDED STRETCH OF HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LINGER
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THE
CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF SEVERAL DAYS WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES IN THE
90S...COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY FALLING INTO THE
70S...WILL ADD TO THE HEAT STRESS AND CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION.

WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...ADRIAN...MONROE
417 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THURSDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S.

* OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY COOL TO AROUND 70 TO THE MID
70S...PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF.

* HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES FROM 100 TO 105
TODAY.

IMPACTS...

* HEAT RELATED ILLNESS SUCH AS HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION...
AND DEHYDRATION WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF MULTIPLE CONSECUTIVE HOT DAYS WILL ADD
TO THE HEAT STRESS OF THOSE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HOT
TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

* TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.


* PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT
HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

Instructions:

See email /web message.

Address/Location
Dearborn Police Department
16099 Michigan Ave
Dearborn, MI 48126

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 313-943-2240

Daniel Bartok
Investigative
[email protected]
313-943-3092

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Excessive Heat Warning

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