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HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1PM CDT SUN UNTIL 8PM CDT SUN
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TEMPERATURES

AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY WILL REACH THE MID 90S ACROSS MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA WITH PORTIONS OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA PERHAPS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 90S.

* HEAT INDICES

APPROACHING 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS

THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.

STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM.

STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

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
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