Tornadoes and heat index

Jim and I have competed in the Senior Olympics for 4 years.  We sign up through Team AARP because they pay the fees.  They also  have events for the Olympians.  Last night they had a dinner and showed pictures taken at the Senior Olympics.  It was at the Maryland Heights Recreation Center.  We arrived and were immediately ushered to the locker rooms because there were tornado warnings.  The locker room was filled with Senior Olympics athletes,  little girls in dance leotards, various people in workout clothes.  At least that is what I saw in the women's locker room.  Jim had to go to the men's locker room where he watched the weather on his phone.  It reminded me of the Edwardsville, Illinois half marathon where we had to go the the laundry room in the hotel because of tornado warnings.  Last night the warnings past and we were able to continue with our dinner.

They also called off speed work last night because of the weather.  I did not plan to go to speed work because of the dinner.  I was glad I got my run in the morning.

Today we start oppressive heat again.  Heat index is supposed to be 110.  They were talking on the news about heat index and feels like temperature.  I was wondering what the difference is.  Heat Index takes into consideration the temperature and the humidity.  Feels like temperature includes temperature, humidity and wind speed.  When reporting temperature the reading is always taken in the shade.  It can be hotter in the sun.  We saw this in the grand canyon.   They had weather stations where they had a thermometer in the sun and another in the shade.  The one in the sun was sometimes 20 degrees hotter than the one in the shade.  Anyway you look at it is is hotter that the blue part of a flame.