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...OPPRESSIVE HEAT ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID- SOUTH... .MOISTURE POOLING ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IS RESULTING IN OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. AS A RESULT HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE TOPPING 105 DEGREES OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. DEVELOPING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION MAY PROVIDE SOME RELIEF. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...105 TO 109 DEGREES

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT

* IMPACTS...PROLONGED EXPOSURE OUTSIDE MAY CAUSE HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

* 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.