Excessive Heat Warning

LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE... PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE 358 AM CDT FRI JUL 20 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES: AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOWER 100S TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AND THEN TO AT LEAST 105 DEGREES SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES MAY PUSH UPWARD OF 110 DEGREES SUNDAY. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 110 EACH DAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S IN AREAS SURROUNDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA... WITH TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE URBAN CORE OF KANSAS CITY REMAINING IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S. * IMPACTS: THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF PROLONGED HOT CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY AND CAN BE LIFE THREATENING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON NEIGHBORS...THE ELDERLY...AND PETS. 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 911.