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Decatur County Emergency Management
Wednesday July 26th, 2023 :: 11:01 a.m. EDT

Advisory

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8:00 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR DECATUR COUNTY.

HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.

* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.

* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AREA EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S. THIS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 109 DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHENPOSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT 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. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 911.

Address/Location
Decatur County Emergency Management
315 South Ireland Street
Greensburg, IN 47240

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-663-8125

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