Heat Advisory Extended Through Friday At 9:00 PM

NWS Birmingham has removed Jefferson and Shelby counties from the Heat Advisory as heat indices will stay below criteria across the Birmingham metro area today.

NWS Birmingham has extended the Heat Advisory until 9:00 pm Friday night for the following counties in Central Alabama: Autauga, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Chilton, Dallas, Elmore, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Sumter, Tuscaloosa.

Temperatures will range from 93 to 97 again Friday afternoon with heat index values between 105 and 107. Impacts of the high temperatures could cause heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

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 heatstroke. Wear lightweight 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. Heatstroke 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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