Full Notification

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 106 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S.

* 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.

Instructions:

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.