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...OPPRESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID SOUTH... .THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S TONIGHT PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY. ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY...

* HEAT INDEX READINGS...IN EXCESS OF 105 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THROUGH 7 PM CDT MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE IF YOU DO NOT TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* 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. REMEMBER CAR INTERIORS CAN BECOME LETHAL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.