Excessive Heat Warning issued July 24 at 1:25PM CDT until July 24 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS

NOAA-NWS-ALERTS-KS1253B4C1C1E4.ExcessiveHeatWarning.1253B4CE8960KS.TOPNPWTOP.b78b2b36b4da984287d41e7c6d34d184 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2015-07-24T13:25:00-05:00 Actual Alert Public Alert for Clay; Cloud; Dickinson; Geary; Lyon; Marshall; Morris; Ottawa; Republic; Riley; Washington (Kansas) Issued by the National Weather Service Met Excessive Heat Warning Expected Moderate Likely SAME 2015-07-24T13:25:00-05:00 2015-07-24T21:00:00-05:00 NWS Topeka (Northeastern Kansas) Excessive Heat Warning issued July 24 at 1:25PM CDT until July 24 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Topeka …EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDICES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 109 TO 115 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS…THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS LIKE HEAT STRESS…HEAT CRAMPS AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE MORE LIKELY. 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. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN… AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. WMOHEADER UGC KSZ008>010-020>022-034>037-054 VTEC /O.UPG.KTOP.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150725T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KTOP.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150725T0200Z/ TIME…MOT…LOC
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