URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
410 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
GAZ069-078>086-089>098-102>113-311615-
/O.CON.KFFC.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100802T0000Z/
UPSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-WILKINSON-JOHNSON-
EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-
BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-
PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACON...SWAINSBORO...COLUMBUS...
WARNER ROBINS...DUBLIN...LUMPKIN...AMERICUS...CORDELE...VIDALIA
410 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY. THE WARNING IS FOR AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
HAMILTON...TO THOMASTON...TO MACON...TO SWAINSBORO.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 98 TO 102 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SUNDAY.
WITH SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE IN PLACE...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL
INCREASE TO BETWEEN 110 AND 115. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY
DROP INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S...WHICH IS NOT COOL ENOUGH FOR
CRITICAL NIGHTTIME RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.
REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...THE VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK
ON THEIR FRIENDS...RELATIVES...AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
619 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042-043-047>049-051-
311600-
/O.CON.KCHS.HT.Y.0024.100731T1400Z-100801T0000Z/
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-
INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-
COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...
STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...
FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...
HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...
HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...
EDISTO BEACH...JASPER
619 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT THIS EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S TO AROUND
101 DEGREES AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT
INDEX VALUES OF 107 TO 112 DEGREES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TODAY. THE MOST INTENSE HEAT WILL
BE FOUND ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF METTER...CLAXTON...REIDSVILLE AND
LUDOWICI...WHERE HEAT INDICES AS HIGH AS 112 TO 114 DEGREES WILL
OCCUR. SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT IS EXPECTED BY LATE AFTERNOON AS
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF VERY HOT TEMPERATURES CAN
BE EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY OUT OF
THE SUNSHINE...CHECK UP ON THE ELDERLY AND STAY IN AN AIR
CONDITIONED LOCATION IF POSSIBLE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
510 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
ALZ005-006-008-311900-
/O.EXT.KHUN.HT.Y.0010.100801T0100Z-100803T0100Z/
LIMESTONE-MADISON-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATHENS...HUNTSVILLE...GUNTERSVILLE
510 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM CDT
MONDAY...
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S COMBINED WITH
INCREASED HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND
109 DEGREES DURING SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
RSB
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
425 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
.AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
REMAIN PARKED JUST WEST OF THE AREA FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
DOWN RIGHT HOT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO NEAR 100 DEGREES
AND HEAT INDICES JUMP INTO THE 105 TO 110 DEGREE RANGE FOR MANY
LOCATIONS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF AS LOWS
WILL STAY IN THE MID 70S.
ALZ011>015-017>050-010000-
/O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100802T0000Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
425 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE HEAT
INDEX VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES IN MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT
PROVIDE GREAT RELIEF AS THESE LOWS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 70S IN
MANY PLACES. THE MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY AFFECT CENTRAL
ALABAMA INTO NEXT WEEK AND THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED AT A
FUTURE DATE.
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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS. MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND SHELTER.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
410 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
GAZ039-046-048>062-066>068-070>076-311615-
/O.CON.KFFC.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-100802T0000Z/
WILKES-ROCKDALE-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONYERS...COVINGTON...NEWNAN...
PEACHTREE CITY...GRIFFIN...MILLEDGEVILLE
410 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM LAGRANGE...TO
FORSYTH...TO LOUISVILLE...AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM FRANKLIN...TO
CONYERS...TO WASHINGTON.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL RANGE FROM 96 TO 100 DEGREES
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY.
WITH SUBSTANTIAL MOISTURE IN THE AREA...HEAT INDICES WILL INCREASE
TO AT LEAST 105. NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE
MID AND UPPER 70S...WHICH IS NOT COOL ENOUGH FOR CRITICAL
NIGHTTIME RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES.
REMEMBER...THE ELDERLY...THE VERY YOUNG...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART
CONDITIONS ARE MOST AT RISK IN EXTREME HEAT. PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK
ON THEIR FRIENDS...RELATIVES...AND NEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF DANGEROUS HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX READINGS OF AT LEAST 105 DEGREES AND VERY
WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN
AIR CONDITIONED ROOM AND STAY OUT OF DIRECT SUNSHINE.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
404 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-010000-
/O.NEW.KCAE.HT.Y.0017.100731T1500Z-100801T0000Z/
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUGUSTA...HEPHZIBAH...WAYNESBORO...
AIKEN...NORTH AUGUSTA...BARNWELL...WILLISTON...BLACKVILLE...
BAMBERG...DENMARK
404 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
HOT AND HUMID WILL REMAIN OVER THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER
AREA AND FAR SOUTHERN MIDLANDS TODAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN
105 AND 109 ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
353 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING DUE TO EXPECTED HEAT INDICES
AROUND 110 DEGREES...
ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-
GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-312300-
/O.EXT.KTAE.HT.Y.0003.100731T1600Z-100731T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
INLAND FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON-INLAND JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-
INLAND WAKULLA-INLAND TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-INLAND DIXIE-SOUTH WALTON-
COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-COASTAL JEFFERSON-
COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-QUITMAN-CLAY-
RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-
EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-
DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...HUDSON...BONIFAY...
CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE...
MALONE...SNEADS...YOUNGSTOWN...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...
WEWAHITCHKA...QUINCY...CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...
SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO...MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...
CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...FREEPORT...
SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...PORT SAINT JOE...
APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...SAINT MARKS...
KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE...GEORGETOWN...
FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...
LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...
ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...
COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS...
NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE...
QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND
353 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010 /253 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010/
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
WILL BRING ANOTHER VERY HOT DAY TO THE REGION. ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS AROUND 100 DEGREES TO
PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 108 AND 112 DEGREES TODAY.
THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS AND FUTURE HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HEAT INDICES REACHING OR
EXCEEDING 110 DEGREES IS EXPECTED...GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS. THESE HIGH HEAT INDICES WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH
HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE
WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE
HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...DEADLY
HEAT STROKE...CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. TAKE EXTRA BREAKS IF NECESSARY. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM IF
POSSIBLE.
$$
18-WOOL
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
317 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
FLZ020>025-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-312300-
/O.CON.KJAX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100731T2300Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-
BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY-INLAND GLYNN-
COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY...
MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...DOUGLAS...
HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...WAYCROSS...
BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...BRUNSWICK...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...
FOLKSTON...WOODBINE...ST MARYS
317 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES
COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S WILL RESULT IN
HEAT INDICES NEAR 110 DEGREES. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL BE AS HIGH AS
110 TO 113 DEGREES. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 70S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES CREATES HEAT INDICES OF
110 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT
FEELS WHEN THE EFFECT OF HUMIDITY COMBINE WITH THE TEMPERATURE.
HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES CAN CREATE DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS
WHERE INDIVIDUALS MAY BECOME CRITICALLY EXHAUSTED IF OUTDOORS.
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONING IF
POSSIBLE...REMAIN OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE SENSITIVE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
&&
$$
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
849 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
ALZ011>015-017>050-312300-
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
849 AM CDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH....
THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO BE
ALERT TO THE WARNING SIGNALS OF HEAT ILLNESSES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM CONTINUES TO HAVE A HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
FROM NOW THROUGH 7 PM CDT SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DAYTIME AFTERNOON
HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES F FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND
THROUGH THE WEEKEND, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IN
ADDITION, OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF AS
TEMPERATURES WILL NOT DROP BELOW 75 DEGREES F SO THAT ANY HEAT THAT
BUILDS UP IN INDOOR AREAS WILL HAVE VERY LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO
ESCAPE.
PEOPLE SHOULD DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM,
AND KEEP OUT OF THE SUN. THE PUBLIC SHOULD ALSO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY
AND ENSURE PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER TO DRINK AND A SHADY PLACE TO
COOL OFF.
HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES OCCUR WHEN THE BODY`S TEMPERATURE CONTROL
SYSTEM IS OVERLOADED. THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
CAUTIONS EVERYONE TO BE ALERT TO THE WARNINGS THAT MAY SIGNAL HELP
IS NEEDED.
HEAT STROKE, SOMETIMES CALLED SUNSTROKE, IS THE MOST SERIOUS HEAT
RELATED ILLNESS. IT OCCURS WHEN THE BODY BECOMES UNABLE TO CONTROL
ITS TEMPERATURE. THE BODY`S TEMPERATURE RISES RAPIDLY, THE
SWEATING MECHANISM FAILS AND THE BODY IS UNABLE TO COOL DOWN. BODY
TEMPERATURE MAY RISE TO 106 DEGREES F OR HIGHER WITHIN 10 TO 15
MINUTES. HEAT STROKE CAN CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT DISABILITY IF
EMERGENCY TREATMENT IS NOT PROVIDED.
WARNING SIGNS OF HEAT STROKE VARY, BUT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
-AN EXTREMELY HIGH BODY TEMPERATURE (ABOVE 103 DEGREES F)
-RED, HOT AND DRY SKIN (NO SWEATING)
-RAPID, STRONG PULSE
-THROBBING HEADACHE
-DIZZINESS
-NAUSEA
-CONFUSION
-UNCONSCIOUSNESS
GET THE PERSON TO A SHADY AREA, COOL RAPIDLY IN A TUB OF COOL WATER,
PLACE IN A COOL SHOWER, SPRAY WITH COOL WATER FROM A GARDEN HOSE,
SPLASH WITH COOL WATER, OR, IF THE HUMIDITY IS LOW, PLACE IN A
COOL, WET SHEET AND FAN VIGOROUSLY. MONITOR BODY TEMPERATURE AND
CONTINUE COOLING EFFORTS UNTIL THE PERSON`S BODY TEMPERATURE DROPS
TO 101 TO 102 DEGREES F. IF EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE
DELAYED, CALL A HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
DR. DONALD WILLIAMSON, STATE HEALTH OFFICER, SAID, "HEAT STROKE IS
A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY. A PERSON WITH HEAT STROKE IS LIKELY
TO BE UNCONSCIOUS OR UNRESPONSIVE, SO HE OR SHE CANNOT SAFELY
CONSUME ANY LIQUIDS. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU GIVE ANY
ALCOHOL TO A PERSON WITH HEAT STROKE OR ANY HEAT ILLNESS."
FOLLOW THESE PREVENTIVE MEASURES TO AVOID HEAT ILLNESSES:
-DRINK MORE FLUIDS, AND AVOID BEVERAGES CONTAINING ALCOHOL OR
CAFFEINE.
-WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXTREME, STAY INDOORS, IDEALLY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED PLACE.
-TAKE A COOL SHOWER OR BATH, AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY.
-PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE SUN WITH A WIDE BRIMMED HAT, LIGHT
COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING, AND USE A SUNSCREEN OF SPF 15
OR HIGHER.
-NEVER LEAVE PETS OR PEOPLE IN A PARKED VEHICLE.
INDIVIDUALS WITH HEART PROBLEMS, POOR CIRCULATION, DIABETES, A
PREVIOUS STROKE OR OBESITY ARE AT GREATER RISK OF BECOMING SICK
IN HOT WEATHER. THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS MAY INCREASE
AMONG PEOPLE USING MEDICATIONS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE,
NERVOUSNESS OR DEPRESSION.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.ADPH.ORG.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1009 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
GAZ087-088-099-100-114-115-SCZ040-011000-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-TATTNALL-EVANS-ALLENDALE-
1009 AM EDT SAT JUL 31 2010
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
HEAT ADVISORY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN PERSIST INTO
THIS EVENING. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN HAZARD. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY
RAINFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS...TV...OR OUR WEBSITE
AT WEATHER.GOV/CHS FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
EXCESSIVE HEAT...THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S AND MODERATE LEVELS OF HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE HEAT
INDICES OF 105 DEGREES OR GREATER DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. ADDITIONAL HEAT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
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