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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY INTO THE WEEKEND...

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NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
320 PM EDT WED AUG 10 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 PM
EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
6 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON, WITH THE
  HIGHEST VALUES BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL PEAK MOSTLY DURING THE 2 PM
  TO 5 PM TIME FRAME EACH DAY, ALTHOUGH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS EACH
  DAY COULD BRING SOME LOCAL TEMPORARY RELIEF. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT
  MAY CONTINUE ON SUNDAY AND THEREFORE THIS WARNING COULD LATER BE
  EXTENDED.

* IMPACTS...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH
  ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH
  PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE...THOSE WORKING
  OUTDOORS...AND OTHER HEAT SENSITIVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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

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.

&&

$$

GORSE


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