Full Notification

HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1PM CDT MON UNTIL 8PM CDT MON

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY

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

* 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.

EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METRO AGAIN MONDAY.

* HEAT INDICES

APPROACHING 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY 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

CALL 9 1 1.

Platte City cooling stations:

Library and the "Y"