Active Advisories: Heat Advisory
Currently
Reported at Defiance, Defiance Memorial Airport, OH
7:53 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012- 66°F19°C
Clear- Feels Like:66°F19°CDew Point:55°F13°CHumidity:68%
Winds: Calm Calm
Pressure:30.09 in1019 hPaVisibility:10.00 miles16090.00 meters
Heat Advisory
...RECORD HEAT EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PROVIDE VERY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 90S CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS OF 95 TO 100. INZ003>006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077-078-OHZ004- 005-015-016-024-025-271615- /O.NEW.KIWX.HT.Y.0001.120527T1600Z-120527T2300Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE- CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- BERRIEN-CASS MI-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE... OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 402 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 /302 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM CDT/ TODAY TO 7 PM EDT /6 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE MIDDLE 90S WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 95 AND 100. IMPACTS... * ANYONE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TODAY SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE TO STAY HYDRATED AND AVOID SUNBURN. THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT RESTS IN SHADED AREAS. 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 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 9 1 1. &&
