{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.71508060f2b7b4cfbccf2512909633f4b245e606.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 5:12PM CDT until July 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.71508060f2b7b4cfbccf2512909633f4b245e606.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Aberdeen SD"},"word_count":199,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Heat Advisory: Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 5:12PM CDT until July 17 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Traverse; Big Stone; Brown; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Potter; Faulk; Spink; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel; Stanley; Sully; Hughes; Hyde; Hand; Jones; Lyman; Buffalo\n**Issued by:** NWS Aberdeen SD\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T17:12:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T17:12:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T21:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Heat index values ranging from 95 to 105.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of west central Minnesota and central, north\ncentral, and northeast South Dakota.\n\n* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening.\n\n* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat\nillnesses.\n\n## Instructions\nDrink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of\nthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.\n\nTake extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose\nfitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning\nor evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and\nheat stroke.\n\nTo reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and\nHealth Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in\nshaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat\nshould be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an\nemergency! Call 9 1 1."}