...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TEMPERATURE...HIGHS OF 90 TO 95 THIS AFTERNOON, COMBINED WITH
DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S, HAS RESULTED IN HEAT
INDICES OF 105 TO 115 DEGREES. COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT, AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH HEAT INDICES DURING THE DAY WILL LEAD TO
INCREASED RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS FOR THOSE ACTIVE
OUTDOORS OR WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.   HEAT
STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

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.

YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 524 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA

BENTON                KANDIYOHI             MCLEOD
MEEKER                MORRISON              RENVILLE
SHERBURNE             SIBLEY                STEARNS
TODD                  WRIGHT

IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

ANOKA                 CARVER                CHISAGO
DAKOTA                HENNEPIN              ISANTI
KANABEC               MILLE LACS            RAMSEY
SCOTT                 WASHINGTON

IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA

CHIPPEWA              DOUGLAS               LAC QUI PARLE
POPE                  STEVENS               SWIFT
YELLOW MEDICINE

IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN

BARRON                POLK                  RUSK

IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN

CHIPPEWA              DUNN                  EAU CLAIRE
PEPIN                 PIERCE                ST. CROIX

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BENSON, BLAINE,
CAMBRIDGE, CENTER CITY, CHASKA, CHIPPEWA FALLS, DURAND,
EAU CLAIRE, ELK RIVER, GAYLORD, GLENWOOD, GRANITE FALLS,
HASTINGS, HUDSON, HUTCHINSON, LADYSMITH, LITCHFIELD,
LITTLE FALLS, LONG PRAIRIE, MADISON, MENOMONIE, MINNEAPOLIS,
MONTEVIDEO, MONTICELLO, MORA, MORRIS, OLIVIA, OSCEOLA, PRINCETON,
RICE LAKE, RIVER FALLS, SAUK RAPIDS, SHAKOPEE, ST CLOUD, ST PAUL,
STILLWATER, AND WILLMAR.