Hot and Humid Conditions for the Western Portions of Alabama Today

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES IN BIRMINGHAM AND HUNTSVILLE HAVE
ISSUED HEAT ADVISORIES WHICH ARE IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING.

* COUNTIES INCLUDED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA: MARION, LAMAR, FAYETTE, PICKENS,
TUSCALOOSA, SUMTER, GREENE, HALE, MARENGO. INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
HAMILTON, SULLIGENT, VERNON, FAYETTE, CARROLLTON, TUSCALOOSA,
LIVINGSTON, EUTAW, GREENSBORO, MOUNDVILLE, DEMOPOLIS, AND LINDEN.

* COUNTIES INCLUDED IN NORTH ALABAMA: LAUDERDALE, COLBERT, FRANKLIN,
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLORENCE, MUSCLE SHOALS, SHEFFIELD,
TUSCUMBIA, RUSSELLVILLE, AND RED BAY

* TEMPERATURE/HEAT INDEX VALUES…TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE 90S,
WITH HEAT INDICES OF 105-107 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES MAY BE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE
OUTDOORS IN UNSHADED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. 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 AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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.

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM,
STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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