979
WWUS74 KHUN 021609 CCA
NPWHUN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1109 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-031200-
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/O.COR.KHUN.HT.Y.0003.260703T0000Z-260705T0000Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MUSCLE SHOALS, TUSCUMBIA, SEWANEE,
DECHERD, SHEFFIELD, FORT PAYNE, DECATUR, FLORENCE, GUNTERSVILLE,
TOWN CREEK, LYNCHBURG, WINCHESTER, RED BAY, HUNTSVILLE,
RAINSVILLE, SCOTTSBORO, ARAB, RUSSELLVILLE, ESTILL SPRINGS,
ATHENS, CULLMAN, MOULTON, COWAN, ALBERTVILLE, BOAZ, AND
FAYETTEVILLE
1109 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS
WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 115. FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX
VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST, AND NORTHWEST
ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. 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.
KTW
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