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WWUS74 KHUN 121613
NPWHUN
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1113 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-131200-
/O.EXT.KHUN.HT.Y.0007.260812T1800Z-260817T0000Z/
LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN-
MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHEFFIELD, TUSCUMBIA, SCOTTSBORO, BOAZ,
MOULTON, WINCHESTER, DECATUR, TOWN CREEK, GUNTERSVILLE, LYNCHBURG,
RUSSELLVILLE, RED BAY, HUNTSVILLE, RAINSVILLE, ATHENS, ARAB, DECHERD,
FLORENCE, ESTILL SPRINGS, ALBERTVILLE, MUSCLE SHOALS, FAYETTEVILLE,
SEWANEE, CULLMAN, FORT PAYNE, AND COWAN
1113 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* 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.
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