URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
304 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM TUESDAY…
ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-
NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-PLATTE-
CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ATCHISON…TROY…LEAVENWORTH…
OVERLAND PARK…OLATHE…TARKIO…MARYVILLE…GRANT CITY…
ALBANY…STANBERRY…MOUND CITY…OREGON…SAVANNAH…CAMERON…
ST. JOSEPH…PLATTSBURG…PARKVILLE…PLATTE CITY…WESTON…
LIBERTY…EXCELSIOR SPRINGS…KANSAS CITY…INDEPENDENCE
304 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2014

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY…

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* TEMPERATURE: AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S
ON MONDAY…AND THE MID TO UPPER 90S TUESDAY…LEADING TO MAXIMUM
HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105 ON MONDAY…AND 103 TO 107 TUESDAY. THE
HIGHEST VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM BOTH DAYS…AND
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 70S WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF MONDAY
NIGHT.

* IMPACTS: THE EFFECTS OF THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL
LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT
OF THE SUN… AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS…THE ELDERLY…AND
PETS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER…AVOID CAFFEINATED…ALCOHOLIC OR HIGH
SUGAR CONTENT BEVERAGES…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY
OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS…THE ELDERLY…AND
PETS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE…RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT COLORED…LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE.

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…AND SEEK
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY – CALL
911 IMMEDIATELY.