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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
343 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2014
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OSWEGO...JOLIET...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
343 AM CDT MON AUG 25 2014 /443 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2014/
...HOT AND HUMID TODAY...
VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES
FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE LOW 90S ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH A VERY MUGGY
AIRMASS WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 70S WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON
HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 98 AND 104 DEGREES.
THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF
HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS...PARTICULARLY FOR THE VERY
YOUNG...THE ELDERLY AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE. BEAT THE
HEAT...CHECK THE BACK SEAT.
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