Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Atlanta, GA

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  ATLANTA GA
430 PM EDT  FRI JUL 15 1988

 ...DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX ACROSS MUCH OF GEORGIA WILL CONTINUE...

VERY HOT AND MUGGY CONDITIONS THAT OCCURRED ACROSS GEORGIA TODAY ARE
FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE HEAT INDEX OVER MOST OF
GEORGIA WILL CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 115 DEGREES BOTH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS LEVEL OF HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS TO
YOUR HEALTH.

EVEN NIGHTS WILL BE WARM AND MUGGY WITH THE LOWEST HEAT INDEX ONLY A
LITTLE BELOW 80 DEGREES OVER MOST OF GEORGIA. THE LACK OF COOL NIGHTS
WILL PUT MORE STRESS ON PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO AIRCONDITIONING. AS THE
HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...MANY PEOPLE
MAY FIND THAT THIER BODY'S ABILITY TO COOL ITSELF WILL DECLINE.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTHEAST STATES INTO NEXT WEEK.
THIS WILL CONTINUE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH ONLY ISOLATED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSHOWERS. THIS WILL PROVIDE ONLY SLIGHT AND SPOTTY
RELIEF FROM THE HOT...DRY CONDITIONS.

INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HOT AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE THOUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. THUS...PERSONS ACROSS THE STATE
NEED TO BE CAREFUL AND BE ALERT TO THE POSSIBLITY OF LIFE THREATING
HEATH PROBLEMS THAT CAN BE BROUGHT ON BY THIS PROLONGED PERIOD OF HIGH
TEMPERATURES.

THE GROUPS THAT ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT REACTIONS ARE...ELDERLY
PEOPLE....SMALL CHILDREN...CHRONIC INVALIDS...THOSE ON CERTAIN
MEDICATIONS...OR DRUGS (ESPECIALLY TRANQUILIZERS AND
ANTICHOLINERGICS)...AND PERSONS WITH WEIGHT AND ALCOHOL PROBLEMS.

DURING THIS PERIOD OF HOT WEATHER...REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING...

...USE COMMON SENSE. SLOW DOWN AND AVOID OVER EXPOSURE AND REDUCE YOUR
   PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. STRENUOUS ACTIVITES SHOULD BE REDUCED...
   ELIMINATED...OR RESCHEDULED TO THE COOLEST TIME OF THE DAY.

...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS OFTEN. IF YOU ARE ELDERLY
   AND GET TOO HOT...DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE SEVERITY OF
   HEAT DISORDERS TEND TO INCREASE WITH AGE.

...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL THIRSTY...BUT
   AVOID ALCOHOL.

...EAT PROPERLY. A LIGHT MEAL OF COOL SALADS AND VEGETABLES PUT LESS
   STRAIN ON THE BODY THAN FOODS LIKE PROTEINS THAT INCREASE METABOLIC
   HEAT PRODUCTION AND ALSO INCREASE WATER LOSS.

...IF YOUR HOME IS NOT AIR CONDITIONED...VISIT AN AIR CONDITIONED
   SPOT AS OFTEN AS YOU CAN...SUCH AS A SHOPPING MALL.

...DO NOT GET TOO MUCH SUN. SUNBURN MAKES THE JOB OF HEAT DISSIPATION
   THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

...DRESS FOR SUMMER. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHES THAT
   WILL REFLECT HEAT ANS SUNLIGHT, AND HELP YOU BODY MAINTAIN NORMAL
   TEMPERATURES. .
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...BE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER AND IF
   POSSIBLE...A COOL PLACE TO TAKE SHELTER.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
535 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 1988

AT 530 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM EAST OF FT VALLEY AND ROBERTA TO THE CENTERVILLE
AND WARNER ROBINS AREA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

AT 520 PM A WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE IN WARNER ROBINS REPORTED SMALL
HAIL AND ESTIMATED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MACON GA
535 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 1988

AT 530 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN MACON SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
IN CENTRAL GEORGIA FROM EAST OF FT VALLEY AND ROBERTA TO THE CENTERVILLE
AND WARNER ROBINS AREA. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

AT 520 PM A WEATHER SERVICE EMPLOYEE IN WARNER ROBINS REPORTED SMALL
HAIL AND ESTIMATED WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
625 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 1988

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST GEORGIA...

AT 620 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
IN TERRELL...LEE...AND DOUGHERTY COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...
GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR
WORK OR RECREATION SHOULD MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THEY ARE NEAR
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS ARE URGED TO MOVE OFF AREA LAKES TO NEARBY
SHELTER.

WITH THE INTENSE HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY...ANY THUNDERTORM TODAY MAY
BECOME QUITE STRONG. BE SMART AND FIND SAFE SHELTER IF A THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPS NEAR YOU.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBUS GA
645 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 1988

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WEST RUSSELL COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...

AT 640 PM EDT COLUMBUS WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
IN WEST RUSSELL COUNTY ALABAMA...NEAR THE CITY OF HURTSBORO.
MOVEMENT WAS SOUTH AT 8 MPH.

THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...
GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. PERSONS INVOLVED IN OUTDOOR
WORK OR RECREATION SHOULD MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IF THEY ARE NEAR
THESE THUNDERSTORMS. BOATERS ARE URGED TO MOVE OFF AREA LAKES TO NEARBY
SHELTER.

WITH THE INTENSE HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY...ANY THUNDERTORM TODAY MAY
BECOME QUITE STRONG. BE SMART AND FIND SAFE SHELTER IF A THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPS NEAR YOU.