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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
416 PM CDT MON AUG 19 2019
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PALO DURO CANYON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF PALO DURO CANYON
416 PM CDT MON AUG 19 2019
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 105 TO 109 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AT PALO DURO CANYON STATE PARK.
* IMPACTS...CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC
AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT
RELATED ILLNESS AND DEHYDRATION WILL ALSO BE MORE LIKELY FOR
THOSE DOING STRENUOUS ACTIVITY OUTDOORS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...
CRAMPS OR...IN EXTREME CASES...HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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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