Heat Advisory issued June 17 at 3:47AM CDT until June 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS1256026B771C.HeatAdvisory.12560279BCA0KS.TOPNPWTOP.704ea62db5a70480e47629fa871b95b7 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2016-06-17T03:47:00-05:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Brown; Clay; Cloud; Jackson; Marshall; Nemaha; Ottawa; Pottawatomie; Republic; Riley; Washington (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Heat Advisory Expected Minor Likely SAME 2016-06-17T03:47:00-05:00 2016-06-17T21:00:00-05:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Heat Advisory issued June 17 at 3:47AM CDT until June 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka …HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… …EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS CANCELLED… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS CANCELLED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH. * TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS…THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS SUCH AS HEAT STRESS…HEAT CRAMPS…AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE MORE LIKELY. HEAT RELATED PROBLEMS WILL BE ELEVATED DUE TO THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THE EVENT AND SINCE IT IS EARLY IN THE SEASON. 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. WMOHEADER UGC KSZ008>012-020>024-034 VTEC /O.CAN.KTOP.EH.A.0001.160618T1200Z-160620T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KTOP.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160618T0200Z/ TIME…MOT…LOC
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