| THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE 95
TO 100 DEGREE RANGE,
THESE
TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 70S WILL RESULT
IN HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 100 AND 110 DEGREES.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE.
CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE
FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME
CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS.
FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK. SPEND THE AFTERNOON IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
BUILDING IF POSSIBLE...AND BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IF YOU
SPEND TIME OUTSIDE IN THESE CONDITIONS.
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