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Southside/NC
Heat Advisory
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Air Quality Alert - (know it is to south but there are no EPA monitors in our area)
NCZ004>006-300100- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE 303 PM EDT THU JUN 28 2012 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE FORSYTH COUNTY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION IN WINSTON SALEM NC HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE TRIAD REGION FOR GROUND LEVEL OZONE...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EDT FRIDAY. AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY MEANS THAT GROUND LEVEL OZONE CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT THE FORSYTH COUNTY OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION WEB SITE AT WWW.CO.FORSYTH.NC.US/EAP/.
Heat Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 110 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON... NCZ004>006-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-300000- /O.CON.KRNK.HT.Y.0001.120629T1800Z-120630T0000Z/ STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DANBURY...EDEN...YANCEYVILLE... AMHERST...MARTINSVILLE...DANVILLE...LYNCHBURG...APPOMATTOX... SOUTH BOSTON...KEYSVILLE 110 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PIEDMONT OF VIRGINIA... SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA AND THE NORTHERN PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL BE HOTTEST AND HEAT INDICIES WILL BE HIGHEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE CAN OCCUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY 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 IN ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. 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. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 116 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 NCZ004>006-020-VAZ035-043>047-058-059-301730- STOKES-ROCKINGHAM-CASWELL-YADKIN-AMHERST-HENRY-PITTSYLVANIA-CAMPBELL- APPOMATTOX-BUCKINGHAM-HALIFAX-CHARLOTTE- 116 PM EDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA...NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CENTRAL VIRGINIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. HEAT ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND MODERATE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD APPROACH TRIPLE DIGITS IN THE PIEDMONT EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES APPROACHING 105 DEGREES AT TIMES DURING THIS PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ This Afternoon: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Heat index values as high as 104. Northwest wind around 7 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming west between 5 and 8 mph. Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Light west wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
