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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1235 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR WEST OF
THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S ON THURSDAY. THIS HEAT COMBINED WITH ELEVATED HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL ALLOW HEAT INDEX READINGS TO RISE BETWEEN 105 TO
115 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

TNZ005-006-022>025-056>058-093-094-040145-
/O.UPG.KOHX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110805T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOHX.EH.W.0002.110803T1735Z-110805T0000Z/
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-BENTON-HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-PERRY-HICKMAN-
LEWIS-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...
WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG
1235 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE
HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* EVENT...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 110 TO 115.

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...
  THE DISABLED...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS.
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...AND EVEN HEAT STROKE ARE ALL
  POSSIBLE WITH 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADE OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL
9 1 1.

&&

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 A EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

&&

$$

TNZ009>011-030>033-063>065-077>080-040145-
/O.EXA.KOHX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110805T0000Z/
MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-CANNON-DE KALB-
WHITE-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...
CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...WOODBURY...
SMITHVILLE...SPARTA...TULLAHOMA...MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...
ALTAMONT...SPENCER
1235 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...
  THE DISABLED...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS.
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...AND EVEN HEAT STROKE ARE ALL
  POSSIBLE WITH 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADE OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL
9 1 1.

&&

$$

TNZ007-008-026>029-059>062-075-095-040145-
/O.CON.KOHX.HT.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110805T0000Z/
ROBERTSON-SUMNER-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-WILLIAMSON-
MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-BEDFORD-GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGFIELD...GALLATIN...ASHLAND CITY...
NASHVILLE...LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...FRANKLIN...
BRENTWOOD...COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...SHELBYVILLE...
PULASKI
1235 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* EVENT...HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES.

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT WILL BE CHILDREN...
  THE DISABLED...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS.
  HEAT EXHAUSTION...HEAT CRAMPS...AND EVEN HEAT STROKE ARE ALL
  POSSIBLE WITH 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. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTED CLOTHING AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADE OR AIR
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED
TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS A EMERGENCY - CALL
9 1 1.

&&

$$

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