The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for the Ark-La-Tex with expected heat indices on Wednesday and Thursday from 105 to 108 degrees. Hot enough to cause extreme illnesses or even death.
If you work or spend time outdoors, take extra precautions to stay safe. If you can try to reschedule more strenuous activities for cooler times of day such as early morning or evening hours. Make sure you know the signs and symptoms of heat stroke and heat exhaustion. Wear lightweight loose fitting clothing. Drink a lot of water and fluids. Avoid drinking caffeine and alcohol. Stay out of the sun, and in air conditioning as much as possible. NEVER leave children or pets in a vehicle. Be sure to check on neighbors and relatives.
NWS Release:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 336 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS...AND PORTIONS OF NORTH LOUISIANA ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO EXPAND NORTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY...BEFORE BUILDING EAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR AS THEY CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S BOTH DAYS. WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HIGH HUMIDITIES...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES EACH DAY. ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-OKZ077-TXZ096-097- 108>112-124>126-136>138-149>151-151100- /O.NEW.KSHV.HT.Y.0001.160615T1700Z-160617T0000Z/ SEVIER-HOWARD-LITTLE RIVER-HEMPSTEAD-NEVADA-MILLER-LAFAYETTE- COLUMBIA-UNION-CADDO-BOSSIER-WEBSTER-CLAIBORNE-LINCOLN-DE SOTO- RED RIVER-BIENVILLE-JACKSON-OUACHITA-MCCURTAIN-BOWIE-FRANKLIN- TITUS-CAMP-MORRIS-CASS-WOOD-UPSHUR-MARION-SMITH-GREGG-HARRISON- CHEROKEE-RUSK-PANOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE QUEEN...NASHVILLE... MINERAL SPRINGS...DIERKS...ASHDOWN...HOPE...PRESCOTT... TEXARKANA...STAMPS...LEWISVILLE...BRADLEY...MAGNOLIA... EL DORADO...SHREVEPORT...BOSSIER CITY...MINDEN...SPRINGHILL... HOMER...HAYNESVILLE...RUSTON...FARMERVILLE...BERNICE... MANSFIELD...STONEWALL...LOGANSPORT...COUSHATTA...MARTIN... ARCADIA...RINGGOLD...GIBSLAND...JONESBORO...MONROE...IDABEL... BROKEN BOW...CLARKSVILLE...BOGATA...MOUNT VERNON... MOUNT PLEASANT...PITTSBURG...DAINGERFIELD...LONE STAR...NAPLES... OMAHA...ATLANTA...LINDEN...HUGHES SPRINGS...QUEEN CITY... MINEOLA...WINNSBORO...QUITMAN...HAWKINS...GILMER...BIG SANDY... JEFFERSON...TYLER...LONGVIEW...MARSHALL...JACKSONVILLE...RUSK... HENDERSON...CARTHAGE 336 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SHREVEPORT HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO EXPAND NORTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY...BEFORE BUILDING EAST INTO THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS YEAR AS THEY CLIMB INTO THE MID 90S BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. GIVEN THE WET SOILS FROM RECENT RAINFALL...HIGH HUMIDITIES WILL PERSIST EACH AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 108 DEGREES EACH DAY. * TIMING...FROM 12 PM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * IMPACT...A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
