[californiadisasters] [EDIS] Excessive Heat Warning - Cal Low Desert

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING.  * AFFECTED AREA: LA PAZ COUNTY AND YUMA COUNTY IN ARIZONA. IMPERIAL COUNTY AND EASTER RIVERSIDE COUNTY IN CALIFORNIA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TACNA...WELLTON...FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA...QUARTZSITE...SALOME...EHRENBERG...PARKER... CHIRIACO SUMMIT...DESERT CENTER...BLYTHE...BRAWLEY... CALEXICO...EL CENTRO * TEMPERATURES: HIGHS FROM 110 TO 113. * IMPACTS: HEAT RELATED ILLNESS BECOMES MUCH MORE LIKELY DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE HOMELESS...THE ELDERLY...AND THOSE WHO WORK OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK. 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:
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. IF YOU WEAR A WIDE-BRIMMED HAT...YOUR HEAD AND BODY WILL BE MUCH COOLER.

Area:  LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY-SOUTHWEST DESERTS-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA-RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... EHRENBERG... PARKER... QUARTZSITE... SALOME... FORTUNA FOOTHILLS... YUMA... TACNA... WELLTON... BLYTHE... CHIRIACO SUMMIT... DESERT CENTER... BRAWLEY... CALEXICO... EL CENTRO

Affected Counties or parts of: Riverside, Imperial

Sent: 2011-08-30T14:30:46-07:00

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

From: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ

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