This heat advisory is in effect for the following counties, Benton, Linn, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines, Van Buren and Lee.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING…BEGINNING 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX/TEMPERATURE…HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL SOAR TO 100 TO 104 DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH VALUES REMAINING IN THE 80S FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. ACTUAL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S WITH LOWS IN THE 70S.

* IMPACTS…THIS EXTENDED PERIOD OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER MAY CAUSE HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS FOR ANYONE WORKING OUTDOORS OR WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. THIS COMBINATION WILL LEAD TO POSSIBLE HEAT ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS…ESPECIALLY THE ELDERLY.