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Hudson Under Heat Advisory Until 9 p.m.; Triple Digits Expected in Region
Temperatures in the area will range from the upper 90s to the lower 100s with heat indices to match. The heat advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday.
The National Weather Service has issued the following heat advisory for the Hudson area:
...TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT EXPECTED FOR MONDAY...
.A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY FROM 11AM CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AS WELL AS WESTERN WISCONSIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON MONDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS BRING A PLUME OF HOT AIR ACROSS UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. EARLY MONDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL START OFF IN THE 70S...AND QUICKLY WARM DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HELP TO KEEP THE HUMIDITY LEVELS LOW...BUT THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURE WILL BE NEAR 100 DEGREES AT MOST LOCATIONS BY MID AFTERNOON. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105...AND AS A RESULT A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ENTIRE REGION BEGINNING LATE MONDAY MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
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...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY.
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* TEMPERATURE...ACTUAL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S TO LOWER 100S. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE ALONG THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY. HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105 ACROSS THE REGION.
* IMPACTS...THIS POTENTIALLY RECORD SETTING HEAT WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS. IF YOU PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE...BE SURE TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND TAKE NECESSARY BREAKS.
...INSTRUCTIONS
.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. 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.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED...LEADING TO A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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