Sunday, June 13, 2010

Hazardous Weather Outlook...

...Hot!....

SUN JUN 13 2010

...EXTREME CAUTION ADVISED FOR HEAT AND HUMIDITY ON SUNDAY...

NUMEROUS OUTDOOR EVENTS WILL BE TAKING PLACE...ACROSS LOCATIONS
EAST OF A CLARKSVILLE TO LAWRENCEBURG LINE...ON SUNDAY.
THOSE ORGANIZING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR HEAT STRESS.

ALTHOUGH RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES APPEAR UNLIKELY...HIGHS ON
SUNDAY ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM THE
LOWER TO MID 90S. HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...AND THIS WILL
MAKE IT FEEL EVEN MORE UNCOMFORTABLE. HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SUNDAY
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 100 TO 104 DEGREES...EXPECT FOR
LOCATIONS ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION WHERE THEY WILL
REMAIN IN THE MID 90S.

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ON
SUNDAY...

DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS.

WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.

TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE AND TRY TO AVOID SUNBURN.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HEAT SAFETY CAN BE FOUND AT

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NASHVILLE

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAT...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL POSE A RISK AGAIN ON SUNDAY. LIGHTNING IS A DANGER WITH
ALL THUNDERSTORMS. ALSO...SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE
LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. IF THUNDERSTORMS
APPROACH...SEEK SHELTER. EVENT ORGANIZERS SHOULD HAVE PLANS IN
PLACE FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND SEVERE WEATHER.


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