1st Night of Camp

The boys survived the first night of camp, but beware, the heat is not going to let up soon.




EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST LOUIS HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY.





TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITIES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY.





TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 70S WHICH WILL PROVIDE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE DAYTIME HEAT.





HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS.





EXCESSIVE HEAT IS THE NUMBER ONE WEATHER RELATED KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES. 350 PEOPLE DIE ON AVERAGE IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR DUE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESS.





THIS SURPASSES ALL OF THE DEATHS CAUSED BY LIGHTNING...TORNADOES...FLOODING...AND HURRICANES COMBINED!

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 AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOUSE OR APARTMENT IF IT IS WORKING CORRECTLY.





IF YOU DO NOT 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.





Stay Hydrated!