The Joke's on Us

Remember all those times during the winter when I've blogged about how cold it is, or how much snow we've had during a blizzard? 

Well, the National Weather Service just sent the following warning out to us.  What a switch!


AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF


CENTRAL & SOUTHEASTERN NO. DAKOTA THROUGH TUES EVENING.

A HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR FAR WESTERN & NORTHERN

ND THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.



TEMPS IN THE 90S TO AROUND 100, COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH

HUMIDITIES, WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 105 TO AS

HIGH AS 120 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON & EARLY EVENING HOURS

THROUGH TUESDAY.



LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS CURRENT WARNING  OVER FAR WEST & FAR

NORTH CNTL NORTH DAKOTA WILL SEE EXCESSIVE HEAT OF 100 TO

105.



AVOID OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON & EARLY


EVENING.   IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE, DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS & STAY OUT

OF THE SUN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.



And, this is specific for our area:
 
 
HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY.




THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A HEAT

ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY.



* HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES SUCH AS HEAT STROKE & HEAT EXHAUSTION

CAN OCCUR IF THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.


A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPS IS

EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY

WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE

POSSIBLE.

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This is serious business for our animals, and we'll be doing all we can to keep them comfortable and out of the sun.