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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
302 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL AFFLICT MOST OF THE
MIDSTATE OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS...

.A STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA IN THE
NEXT 2 DAYS. THIS WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES TO NEAR 100 DEGREES
IN MANY AREAS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH THE HUMID
CONDITIONS WILL SEND HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 105 TO 112 RANGE.
THESE CONDITIONS REPRESENT A DIRECT THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND WELL
BEING OF AREA RESIDENTS ON MONDAY AND THUESDAY.

TNZ005-006-022>024-110415-
/O.NEW.KOHX.EH.W.0001.110711T1700Z-110713T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY
302 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH NEAR 110
  DEGREES OR MORE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
  LITTLE OR NO RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
  ONLY DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  FROM 110 TO 113 DEGREES EACH DAY. LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT WITH
  OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION WILL BE
  CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT
  EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU MUST 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 FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE THE 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 911.

&&

$$

TNZ007>010-025>031-056>064-075-077-093>095-110415-
/O.NEW.KOHX.HT.Y.0001.110711T1700Z-110713T0000Z/
ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-
TROUSDALE-SMITH-JACKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-WILLIAMSON-MAURY-
MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DE KALB-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...
CELINA...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...NASHVILLE...LEBANON...
MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...LOBELVILLE...
CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...
LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
302 PM CDT SUN JUL 10 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY.

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110
  DEGREES DURNIN THE AFTERNOON ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. LITTLE OR NO
  RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT NIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY
  DROPPING TO THE MID 70S.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS
  FROM 105 TO 110 DEGREES EACH DAY. LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT WITH
  OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 70S.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...THE
  ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS. HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT
  CRAMPS AND HEAT STROKE ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
  THE HEAT.

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 FITTED CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE THE 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 911.

&&

$$

JLM




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