Issued by The National Weather Service
Jackson, MS
3:50 am CDT, Mon., Jun. 22, 2009
… HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY…
THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.
HEAT STRESS LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HIGH. HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 COMBINED WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL SEND HEAT INDICES TO ABOVE 105 IN THE AFTERNOON… WHILE LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY MANAGE TO FALL INTO THE MID 70S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. BE SURE TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY. 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.
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