...EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY...

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S TO
AROUND 100 DEGREES TODAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE
105 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY COULD
QUICKLY CAUSE HEAT STRESS OR HEAT STROKE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN. THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITHOUT AIR
CONDITIONING, AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE. ALSO, CAR INTERIORS
CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR. HEAT
ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES
AND NEIGHBORS.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. ALWAYS CHECK THE BACK SEAT
BEFORE EXITING YOUR VEHICLE.

PEOPLE IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA CAN GET INFORMATION
ABOUT COOLING CENTERS FROM THE UNITED WAY BY DIALING 2-1-1 FROM A
LAND LINE TELEPHONE.

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