* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected.
* WHERE...A portion of Middle Tennessee.
* WHEN...From 11 AM Wednesday to 8 PM CDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
* AFFECTED AREAS: STEWART ... MONTGOMERY ... ROBERTSON ... SUMNER ... MACON ... CLAY ... HOUSTON ... HUMPHREYS ... DICKSON ... CHEATHAM ... DAVIDSON ... WILSON ... TROUSDALE ... SMITH ... JACKSON ... PUTNAM ... OVERTON ... PERRY ... HICKMAN ... LEWIS ... WILLIAMSON ... MAURY ... MARSHALL ... RUTHERFORD ... CANNON ... DE KALB ... WHITE ... BEDFORD ... COFFEE ... WARREN ... WAYNE ... LAWRENCE ... GILES
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.
