...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109. FOR THE HEAT
ADVISORY ON WEDNESDAY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 107 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA AND
EAST TEXAS.
* WHEN...FOR THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE HEAT ADVISORY, FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...EXTREME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES,
PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
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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