79
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY-A Heat Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Monday, August 10:
TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE FOLLOWING ALABAMA COUNTIES ARE IN A HEAT ADVISORY: LAUDERDALE...COLBERT... FRANKLIN... LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MORGAN...CULLMAN AND MARSHALL. TEMPERATURE...95 TO 100 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 103 TO 108 DEGREES. IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES!