Excessive Heat Warning

MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON... LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE... RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 342 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION: PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI AND EAST CENTRAL KANSAS...INCLUDING THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. * TEMPERATURE: READINGS FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 110 DEGREES. CURRENTLY... WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY LOOK TO HAVE THE MOST EXTREME HEAT. * IMPACTS: THESE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESSES INCLUDING HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. THESE CONDITIONS ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO THOSE WORKING OUTSIDE OR PLAYING OUTDOORS AS WELL AS FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY. 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.