Wednesday, August 3, 2011

[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Excessive Heat Warning Continues - Lower Colorado River Valley



AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /8 PM PDT/ THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: YUMA AND THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY... YUMA COUNTY...LA PAZ COUNTY...MARICOPA COUNTY INCLUDING THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA...NORTHWEST AND NORTH-CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY INCLUDING CASA GRANDE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GILA BEND...TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS...YUMA...BUCKEYE...MESA...PHOENIX... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...EHRENBERG... PARKER... APACHE JUNCTION...CASA GRANDE...FLORENCE...BLYTHE * TEMPERATURE: HIGHS GENERALLY 111 TO 115 DEGREES WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 80S TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN THE WARMEST URBAN AREAS INCLUDING PHOENIX AND YUMA. * IMPACTS: EXCESSIVELY HOT WEATHER CAN BE STRESSFUL...MAKING IT HARD FOR THE BODY TO ACCLIMATE AND REMAIN HYDRATED. EXTREMELY WARM OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES DO NOT ALLOW THE BODY TO COOL DOWN PROPERLY OVERNIGHT...AND CAN MAKE EXTREME HEAT EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&

Instruction:
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. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.

Area:  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... BUCKEYE... NEW RIVER... WICKENBURG... MESA... PHOENIX... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... GILA BEND... APACHE JUNCTION... CASA GRANDE... FLORENCE... BLYTHE

Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial

Sent: 2011-08-03T04:35:08-07:00

Original Sender: KPSR@nwws.oes.ca.gov

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

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