Full Notification

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED TODAY AND SATURDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LINCOLN HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE LOWER 90S IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS...AND IN THE MID 90S IN LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-70. COMBINED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESS CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FOR PEOPLE DOING STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHAMPAIGN ... CLARK ... CLAY ... COLES ... CRAWFORD ... CUMBERLAND ... DOUGLAS ... EDGAR ... EFFINGHAM ... JASPER ... LAWRENCE ... MOULTRIE ... PIATT ... RICHLAND ... SHELBY ... VERMILION

Instructions:

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. 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.