URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
247 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014
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MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...ST LOUIS
247 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT TUESDAY...
* TIMING...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...105 TO 110 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH
HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED STRESS
AND ILLNESS. THE VERY YOUNG...THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITHOUT AIR
CONDITIONING...AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. ALSO...CAR INTERIORS
WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. BEAT
THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT! NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS
UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE...NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE 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 IMMEDIATELY.
PEOPLE IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA CAN GET INFORMATION
ABOUT COOLING CENTERS OR ENERGY ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT BY CALLING THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ST. LOUIS AT
800-427-4626...OR IF CALLING FROM A LAND LINE PHONE DIAL 2-1-1.
YOU CAN ALSO CALL COOL DOWN ST. LOUIS AT 314-241-7668.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
258 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014
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GREENE IL-MACOUPIN IL-MONTGOMERY IL-BOND IL-FAYETTE IL-CLINTON IL-
MARION IL-WASHINGTON IL-RANDOLPH IL-ADAMS IL-BROWN IL-PIKE IL-
CALHOUN IL-JERSEY IL-MADISON IL-ST. CLAIR IL-MONROE IL-KNOX MO-
LEWIS MO-SHELBY MO-MARION MO-MONROE MO-RALLS MO-PIKE MO-BOONE MO-
AUDRAIN MO-MONITEAU MO-COLE MO-OSAGE MO-CALLAWAY MO-MONTGOMERY MO-
LINCOLN MO-GASCONADE MO-WARREN MO-ST. CHARLES MO-FRANKLIN MO-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-JEFFERSON MO-CRAWFORD MO-
WASHINGTON MO-ST. FRANCOIS MO-STE. GENEVIEVE MO-IRON MO-
MADISON MO-REYNOLDS MO-
258 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE GREATER ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA,
ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS. ELSEWHERE...A
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HEAT
INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 110 DEGREES.
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THE HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY. EXCESSIVE HEAT
WARNINGS AND HEAT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
