July 25, 201610 yr URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 318 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 HAMILTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CINCINNATI 318 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 104 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. * TIMING...HIGHEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDICES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT STROKE... HEAT EXHAUSTION AND OTHER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IF YOU SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME OUTDOORS...OR ARE INVOLVED IN ANY STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. IF POSSIBLE...SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL- VENTILATED PLACES. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. FRIENDS... RELATIVES... OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS... WHO ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS. 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.
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