Full Notification

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO
9 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE

HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S COMBINED
WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT BETWEEN 103 AND 108 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS

THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION.

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 9 1 1.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS

STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM

STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.