Weather Watch Name in effect for Municipal Location area thru Expiration Time. 
445 PM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO
THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S ACROSS EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...WITH
READINGS INTO THE LOW 100S OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL
KANSAS.
* HEAT INDICES...HEAT INDICES IN THE OUTLOOK AREA MAY REACH
UPWARDS OF 105 TO 108 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN TO REDUCE EXPOSURE TO THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105
DEGREES OR GREATER. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN
THE SUN...OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO KEEP PLENTY OF
LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.
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
A weather watch indicates the potential for severe or damaging weather conditions.
Address/Location
Clay County Kansas Emergency Management
703 Second Street
Clay Center, KS 67432
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 785-632-5802