HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT 11 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM SATURDAY 
TEMPERATURES...WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES.
HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL ALLOW HEAT INDICES TO RANGE FROM 102 TO
108 DEGREES.
* IMPACTS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL ELEVATE THE RISK
OF HEAT STRESS AND HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT
EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. 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 9 1 1.
Address/Location
Gadsden/Etowah County Emergency Management Agency
90 E Broad St
Gadsden, AL 35903
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Denise Cooey
Deputy Director
[email protected]
256-549-4575