Fire Crews Warn Of Critical Threat Of Wildfires
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No weather changes in store for the Ozarks and that has area fire crews concerned about
the threat of wildfires. The Logan-Rogersville Fire District says even though the fourth of July fireworks are done people need to be aware of the threat of out of control fires. All of the listening area is under a red flag warning until 7 this evening.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... * SHORT TERM TRENDS...MIDDAY TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES ALONG U.S. 65...TO THE UPPER 80S OVER THE EASTERN OZARKS WHERE MORE CLOUD COVER WAS IN PLACE. THAT CLOUD COVER WILL CLEAR THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...ALLOWING READINGS TO WARM TO BETWEEN 100 AND 105 AREA WIDE. * TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THE MISSOURI OZARKS FROM NOON SUNDAY THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY MONDAY EVENING. *
TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 100 TO UP TO 105 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. YOUNG CHILDREN... THE ELDERLY...AND THOSE WITHOUT ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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.
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