Today, the National Weather Service office in Nashville has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the mid state. Expect temperatures to get into the upper 90s and even above 100 today! This heat wave is expected to continue even into next week, with only a small break in the heat on Friday and Saturday. The NWS is stressing extreme caution in this heat. Do not overwork yourself in this kind heat, because it is very easy to get heat exhaustion and even die. Here are the National Weather Service products describing this heat wave and the excessive heat advisory. Please, stay cool, stay indoors, and stay safe!
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL RANGE FROM 107 TO 115 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: DANGEROUS HEAT LEVELS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THURSDAY FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO MUST BE
OUTDOORS. YOUNG CHILDREN…ELDERLY PEOPLE…THOSE WITH ILLNESSES OR HEART CONDITIONS…AND THOSE WHO WORK OR PLAY OUTDOORS ARE MOST AT RISK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN… AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE WILL WORSEN ACROSS THE MID STATE WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. MOST AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65 WILL BE UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY…WITH AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF I 65 UNDER AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL TOP 105 FOR MANY LOCATIONS…AND COLD EXCEED 110 OVER THE WEST HALF.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A HEAT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY FOR MOST AREAS EAST OF I 65…WITH AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING ALONG AND WEST OF I 65. THE HEAT WILL EASE UP A BIT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY…BUT TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB AGAIN NEXT WEEK…AND MORE ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED.
