THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 8 PM CDT
MONDAY.
- WEATHER CONDITIONS…AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT INDICEs OF 100 TO 105 SUNDAY AFTERNOON. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB A FEW DEGREES WARMER ON MONDAY…WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 110
DEGREES LIKELY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
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.
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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.