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HEAT ADVISORY Warning Issue Date: 1125 PM CDT SAT JUL 26 2008
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 7 PM CDT
MONDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE TO 105 DEGREES OR HIGHER WHILE OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70S TO NEAR 80.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE URGED TO TAKE FREQUENT
BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT-
COLORED CLOTHING. BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH
PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY...AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN
FOR A SHORT TIME...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE
THREATENING LEVELS.
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