HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY 
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* QUITE HOT AND HUMID LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB QUICKLY INTO THE 90S...WITH MANY LOCATIONS TOPPING OUT IN THE MIDDLE 90S EACH DAY. THE HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO TOP OUT IN THE 102 TO 107 RANGE.
* THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD CAUSE HEALTH ISSUES IF THOSE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTDOORS DO NOT DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC LIQUIDS. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM ACTIVITIES AND DIRECT SUNSHINE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM IF POSSIBLE. STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. GIVE PETS PLENTY OF FRESH WATER.
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 HEATSTROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
Address/Location
Saline County Sheriff's Office
1 North Main St
Harrisburg, IL 62946
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 618-252-8661
