Heat Advisory until 08:00PM
...DANGEROUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE MID SOUTH TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS...105 TO 108 DEGREES.
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...PROLONGED PERIODS OUTDOORS MAY RESULT IN HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CARROLL ... CROCKETT ... DYER ... FAYETTE ... GIBSON ... HARDEMAN ... HAYWOOD ... HENRY ... 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. 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.
Address/Location
Weakley County Emergency Management
Old 22
Weakley County, TN 38225
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 731-364-5454
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP WEAKLEY911 followed by your message, to 888777
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