St Louis Area

[BLV_Mike]

Just in cast anyone is interested in the weather here in the central mississippi valley......

Pretty calm right now...we're awaiting the left over rain bands from Hurricane Dennis to move up into the area...we're expecting 2 to 4 inces of rain over the next couple of days...

[BLV_Mike]

The remnants of Dennis have arrive here in Southwest Illinois. NWS is saying that it's supposed stall out over this area and dump rain on us for a couple of days.

Flood Watch is in effect untill wednesday night.

[BLV_Mike]

When I left for work earlier this afternoon...my weather station showed a temp of 98 with a heat index of 107! I know this isn't quite as bad as what the southwest is getting...but this humidity is awfull!!!


ILZ100>102-MOZ061-063>065-211100-
JEFFERSON MO-MADISON IL-MONROE IL-ST. CHARLES MO-ST. CLAIR IL-
ST. LOUIS MO-ST. LOUIS CITY MO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. LOUIS...ST. CHARLES...
EDWARDSVILLE AND BELLEVILLE
131 PM CDT WED JUL 20 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS MO HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING.

AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RISE NEAR 100 DEGREES WITH HEAT
INDICES RANGING FROM 105 TO 115 DEGREES. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 70S...WHICH WILL PROVIDE
LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HEAT.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURE AND
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES
OR GREATER FOR 3 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE DAYS.

THIS BUILD-UP OF HEAT WILL MAKE HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES A VERY REAL
AND DANGEROUS THREAT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE LIVING IN UN-AIR
CONDITIONED HOMES OR APARTMENTS. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA ARE
ADVISED TO AVOID POORLY VENTILATED AREAS...AND PROLONGED WORK IN THE
SUN. USE THE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT IF ITS
WORKING PROPERLY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE AIR CONDITIONING...KEEP YOUR
HOUSE OR APARTMENT WELL VENTILATED WITH FANS... AND TRY TO SPEND SOME
TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT TO GIVE YOUR BODY A BREAK FROM
THE HEAT.

FOR PEOPLE IN THE ST. LOUIS METROPOLITAN AREA NEEDING INFORMATION ON
COOLING CENTERS OR ENERGY ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT...
YOU CAN CALL OPERATION WEATHER SURVIVAL AT THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER
ST. LOUIS. THE NUMBER IS 800-427-4626.

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