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Weakley County Emergency Management
Wednesday June 15th, 2016 :: 04:09 p.m. CDT

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Heat Advisory until 07:00PM Thursday

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING... .HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. THESE VERY HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY HUMID AIRMASS ALREADY IN PLACE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX READINGS ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO AVERAGE BETWEEN 105 TO 108 DEGREES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HEAT STRESS WILL REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS AND COULD LEAD TO HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE FOR THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CROCKETT ... DYER ... FAYETTE ... GIBSON ... HAYWOOD ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... OBION ... SHELBY ... TIPTON ... WEAKLEY

Instructions:

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
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454

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Alert Details

Severity:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Heat Advisory

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