Interactive NWS Alert Information

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CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY-POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-
GEARY-MORRIS-WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONCORDIA...CLAY CENTER...MANHATTAN...
ABILENE...JUNCTION CITY...TOPEKA...LAWRENCE...EMPORIA...OTTAWA
317 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
CDT FRIDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
8 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* TEMPERATURE...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE 106
  TO 111 DEGREE RANGE FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
  SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY WITH HEAT INDICES AROUND 105
  DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN OCCUR VERY QUICKLY AND HEAT
  STROKE IS POSSIBLE WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
  IN THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE
IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES OR GREATER FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE
DAYS. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...AND
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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 WARM OR
HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.

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