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...HEAT INDEX VALUES GREATER THAN 105 DEGREES EXPECTED OVER A PORTION OF THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S TODAY AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE... NORTH MISSISSIPPI... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND A FEW COUNTIES IN EASTERN ARKANSAS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...BETWEEN 103 AND 108 DEGREES

* TIMING...BETWEEN 11AM AND 6PM

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR QUICKLY TO ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. ALSO...REMEMBER NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. ALWAYS REMEMBER WHERE/S BABY? LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BENTON ... CARROLL ... CHESTER ... CROCKETT ... DECATUR ... DYER ... FAYETTE ... GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... HARDIN ... HAYWOOD ... HENDERSON ... HENRY ... LAKE ... LAUDERDALE ... MADISON ... MCNAIRY ... 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. 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.