Severe Weather
	Heat	Storm	Tornado

HEAT ILLNESS
WATCH OUT FOR:

• Muscle spasms in your legs and abdomen.

WHAT TO DO:

• Rest in a cool, shady place.
• Drink water, juices or a sports drink.

HEAT EXHAUSTION
WATCH OUT FOR:

• Cool, moist, pale or flushed skin.
• Headache Nausea and dizziness.
• Weakness and exhaustion.

WHAT TO DO:

• Get out of the heat.
• Go to an air conditioned place.
• Loosen tight clothes.
• Apply cool, wet cloths to skin.
• Remove perspiration-soaked clothes.
• Drink cool water slowly.
• Call for an ambulance if the person loses consciousness.

HEAT STROKE ……DANGER!!!!!!
WATCH OUT FOR:

• Red, hot and dry skin.
• Dizziness and fainting.
• Rapid, shallow, breathing.
• Rapid, weak pulse.

WHAT TO DO:

• Follow heat exhaustion tips.
• But do not give fluids if the person is unconscious.
• Call an ambulance if the person refuses water, vomits, or goes unconscious.

REMEMBER!!!! Temperature plus humidity make a bad condition. An 85-degree day could feel like a 90-degree day if there’s 50 percent humidity. OR a 90-degree day could affect you like a 97-degree day with 50 percent humidity.