…HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TUESDAY…
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM CDT FRIDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES…UP TO 106 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S…AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS…THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL MAKE HEAT RELATED ILLNESS SUCH AS HEAT STRESS…HEAT CRAMPS…AND POSSIBLY HEAT STROKE MORE LIKELY.

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.