Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Milwaukee, WI

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
540 PM CDT MON AUG 5 1996

...INDICIES NEARING HEAT ADVISORY LEVELS ON TUESDAY...

HEAT INDICIES IN THE 98 TO 104 DEGREE RANGE ARE FORECAST FOR PORTIONS
OF WEST CENTRAL AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN ON TUESDAY.  THE AREA IS
ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MINNEAPOLIS TO EAU CLAIRE TO FOND DU LAC TO
JUST SOUTH OF SHEBOYGAN.  A FEW OF THE CITIES THAT WILL EXPERIENCE THE
HEAT AND HUMIDITY INCLUDE MILWAUKEE...MADISON...LACROSSE AND EAU CLAIRE.

ALTHOUGH HEAT INDICIES IN THE 98 TO 104 DEGREE RANGE ARE BELOW THE
CRITERIA FOR HEAT ADVISORIES...THEY ARE STILL HIGH ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.  PERSONS MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY
THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE THE ELDERLY...INFANTS...AND CHILDREN UP TO
4 YEARS OF AGE.  PERSONS ON CERTAIN MEDICATIONS THAT LOWER BLOOD
PRESSURE ARE ALSO AT RISK AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN INNER CITY HOUSING
WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.

PERSONS ATTENDING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES LIKE THE WISCONSIN STATE FAIR
SHOULD BE AWARE THAT PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNSHINE CAN ALSO
PRODUCE SUN STROKE WITH HOT AND STAGNANT CONDITIONS.

ADVANCE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WHO WILL HAVE
DIFFICULTY COPING WITH THE EXPECTED HEAT AND HUMIDITY.  CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CHANGE MUCH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

GARCIA

WIZ005-010-017-018-029-034-041-060200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
635 PM CDT MON AUG 5 1996

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN WISCONSIN.  THE THREAT OF
SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM FOREST COUNTY SOUTHWEST
TO VERNON COUNTY.

GARCIA

WIZ011-012-019-030-035-036-041-042-043-053-054-055-060200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
700 PM CDT MON AUG 5 1996

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN ElFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED WEST OF A LINE FROM MARINETTE
COUNTY TO SAUK COUNTY.

GARCIA