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Platte City Police Department
Monday July 13th, 2015 :: 03:57 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Extension on Heat Warning till Tuesday July 14th at 9:00 pm. HEAT INDICES AS HIGH AS 105 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURES...HEAT INDICES IN THE 105 TO 110 RANGE WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE COOLING OFF THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. HEAT INDICES WILL THEN CLIMB TO AS HIGH AS 105 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES THROUGH TUESDAY...MAKING IT FEEL OPPRESSIVE OUTSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.

WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT 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
Platte City Police Department
355 Main St
Platte City, MO 64079

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-858-5150

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