Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Remembering the mild South Dakota weather

My dad grew up in the Ozarks. I'm starting to get why he settled in SoCal after the war. Today's plan is kayaking on Table Rock Lake... but I might just have a little, uh, accident and fall into the water. For several hours.

Weather - Branson.com : The Official Branson Website

Branson, Missouri 65616 Lat: 36.64N, Lon: 93.22W
Wx Zone: MOZ104
Warnings, Watches and Advisories:


EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 401 AM CDT TUE AUG 03 2010

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
THURSDAY...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT
THURSDAY.
* TIMING AND AREAS AFFECTED...THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING IN
AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A COLUMBUS KANSAS TO SPRINGFIELD TO
SALEM MISSOURI LINE.
* TEMPERATURE...AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEAR 100 DEGREES WILL
COMBINE WITH MODERATELY HIGH DEW POINTS TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
VALUES OF 103 TO 113 DEGREES TODAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
WILL ONLY FALL INTO THE MIDDLE 70S...OFFERING LITTLE RELIEF FROM
THE EXCESSIVE DAYTIME HEAT. COOLER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY WITH A COLD FRONT AND CLOUD COVER MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION. HOWEVER...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 108 DEGREES WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE IN COUNTIES NEAR THE ARKANSAS BORDER.
* IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL
RESULT IN CONDITIONS WHICH CAN LEAD TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH 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.

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