...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO 100 DEGREES
ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH TEMPERATURES VERY SLOW TO
FALL TUESDAY EVENING.
* HEAT INDICES...PEAK HEAT INDICES AROUND 105 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THESE VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN
AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON
RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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.
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT
WEATHER WHEN THE CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES!
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