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WWUS74 KHUN 171132
NPWHUN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
632 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-180000-
/O.CON.KHUN.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260818T0000Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOAZ, DECHERD, HUNTSVILLE, RED BAY, MUSCLE
SHOALS, WINCHESTER, MOULTON, GUNTERSVILLE, FLORENCE, TOWN CREEK,
ALBERTVILLE, ARAB, CULLMAN, TUSCUMBIA, ATHENS, COWAN, SEWANEE, ESTILL
SPRINGS, SHEFFIELD, SCOTTSBORO, FORT PAYNE, DECATUR, RUSSELLVILLE,
FAYETTEVILLE, LYNCHBURG, AND RAINSVILLE
632 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHWEST ALABAMA
AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES.
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.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE.
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.
RSB
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