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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1056 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2020
ALZ011>015-022-023-030>034-039>050-110000-
/O.CON.KBMX.HT.Y.0001.200710T1800Z-200711T0000Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-SUMTER-
GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAMILTON, SULLIGENT, VERNON, FAYETTE,
DOUBLE SPRINGS, JASPER, CARROLLTON, TUSCALOOSA, LIVINGSTON,
EUTAW, GREENSBORO, MOUNDVILLE, MARION, CENTREVILLE, DEMOPOLIS,
LINDEN, SELMA, PRATTVILLE, FORT DEPOSIT, HAYNEVILLE, WETUMPKA,
TALLASSEE, MONTGOMERY, TUSKEGEE, UNION SPRINGS, AUBURN, OPELIKA,
PHENIX CITY, TROY, AND EUFAULA
1056 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2020
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES 101 TO 106 POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA GENERALLY WEST OF
INTERSTATE 65 AND ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 85.
* WHEN...THROUGH 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
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 LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. 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.
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