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WA – EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH, IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON


What

Hot conditions with temperatures in the mid 80s to low 90s expected. This will pose a moderate risk of heat-related illness.

Where

The Washington Coast, Southwest Interior, Tacoma Area, Hood Canal Area, Lower Chehalis Valley Area, East Puget Sound Lowlands, Bellevue and Vcinity, Seattle and Vicinity, Bremerton and Vicinity, Everett and Vicinity, Western Skagit County, Western Whatcom County

When

From Saturday afternoon through Monday afternoon.

Impacts

Heat will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses for those who are sensitive to heat, especially those without effective cooling or adequate hydration.

Tips

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Be prepared to 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.

Issued By

NWS Seattle

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1958 – U.S. President Eisenhower ordered the National Guard out of Little Rock as Ernest Green became the first black to graduate from an Arkansas public school


Photograph of U.S. Army troops at Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.
U.S. Army troops from the 101st Airborne Division disperse a crowd in front of Little Rock’s Central High School.
CREDIT: “Three men are driven from Central High School area in Little Rock at bayonet point today by 101st Airborne Division troops.” 1957. New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.



Eisenhower and the Little Rock Crisis
President Eisenhower, who was vacationing in Newport, Rhode Island, arranged to meet Governor Faubus there to discuss the tense situation in Little Rock. In their brief meeting, Eisenhower thought Faubus had agreed to enroll African American students, so he told Faubus that his National Guard troops could stay at Central High and enforce order. Once back in Little Rock,

Governor Faubus withdrew the National Guard. A few days later, 9 African American students slipped into the school to enroll and a full scale riot erupted. The situation quickly ran out of control, as Governor Faubus did nothing to stop the violence. Finally, the mayor of Little Rock appealed directly to President Eisenhower for help.

Eisenhower knew he had to act boldly. He placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control and sent 1,000 U.S. Army paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division to assist them in restoring order in Little Rock.

The daring tactic worked and the African American students were enrolled without further violent disturbances.
The law had been upheld, but Eisenhower was criticized both by those who felt he had not done enough to ensure civil rights for African Americans and those who believed he had gone too far in asserting federal power over the states.