HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY
HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO 9 PM CDT SATURDAY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* TEMPERATURE
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM
108 TO 112 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOWER SATURDAY
HOWEVER VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES REMAIN LIKELY.
* IMPACTS
THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY BOTH FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
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.
Address/Location
Platte City Police Department
355 Main St
Platte City, MO 64079
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-858-5150