The NWS has issued a HEAT AVISORY from 7/27/15 12:00 p.m. until 7/28/15 9:00 p.m.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
355 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2015
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JEFFERSON MO-MADISON IL-MONROE IL-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-ST. LOUIS MO-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLEVILLE...EDWARDSVILLE...ST CHARLES...ST LOUIS
355 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2015
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* TIMING...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE REACHED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 105 DEGREES ON MONDAY AND UP TO AROUND 110 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY 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 CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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.
Address/Location
City of St. Louis Emergency Management
1915 Olive St
St. Louis, MO 63103
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1