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City of Covington
Wednesday July 31st, 2024 :: 01:49 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Heat Advisory until 07:00PM Thursday

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 112 degrees expected.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. And again from 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* AFFECTED AREAS: POINTE COUPEE ... WEST FELICIANA ... EAST FELICIANA ... ST. HELENA ... WASHINGTON ... IBERVILLE ... WEST BATON ROUGE ... EAST BATON ROUGE ... ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ... UPPER LAFOURCHE ... ST. CHARLES ... UPPER ST. BERNARD ... UPPER TERREBONNE ... LOWER TERREBONNE ... LOWER LAFOURCHE ... COASTAL JEFFERSON ... LOWER PLAQUEMINES ... LOWER ST. BERNARD ... NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA ... SOUTHEAST ST. TAMMANY ... WESTERN ORLEANS ... EASTERN ORLEANS ... NORTHERN ST. TAMMANY ... SOUTHWESTERN ST. TAMMANY ... CENTRAL TANGIPAHOA ... LOWER TANGIPAHOA ... NORTHERN LIVINGSTON ... SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON ... WESTERN ASCENSION ... EASTERN ASCENSION ... UPPER JEFFERSON ... LOWER JEFFERSON ... UPPER PLAQUEMINES ... CENTRAL PLAQUEMINES ... WILKINSON ... AMITE ... PIKE ... WALTHALL ... PEARL RIVER ... NORTHERN HANCOCK ... NORTHERN HARRISON ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... SOUTHERN HANCOCK ... SOUTHERN HARRISON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON

Instructions:

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.

Address/Location
City of Covington
317 N Jefferson Ave
Covington, LA 70433

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 985-892-1811

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Heat Advisory

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