Excessive Heat Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
306 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010

...DANGEROUS HEAT EXPECTED FROM MIDDAY TODAY THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY...

.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL HIGH IS BUILDING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
SPREAD A DOME OF HOT AIR ACROSS THE AREA. COUPLED WITH MODERATE
HUMIDITY LEVELS DURING THE DAY...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY.

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JEFFERSON-HAMILTON-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCLEANSBORO...MARION...
EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON
306 AM CDT TUE AUG 3 2010

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 ARE FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 110 DEGREES. TONIGHT...HEAT INDEX
 VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 80S MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

* NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR WHAT WILL LIKELY BE THE HOTTEST
 CONDITIONS WE HAVE SEEN SO FAR THIS SUMMER. HEAT OF THIS
 MAGNITUDE CAN RESULT IN HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES VERY QUICKLY.

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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

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