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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Chicago IL 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 27 2018
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
/O.NEW.KLOT.EH.A.0002.180629T1600Z-180701T0000Z/ Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-DeKalb-Kane-DuPage-Cook- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Will-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- Including the cities of Rockford, Belvidere, Woodstock, Waukegan, Oregon, Dixon, DeKalb, Aurora, Elgin, Wheaton, Chicago, Ottawa, Oswego, Morris, Joliet, Kankakee, Pontiac, Watseka, Paxton, Gary, Valparaiso, Morocco, Rensselaer, and Fowler 309 PM CDT Wed Jun 27 2018 /409 PM EDT Wed Jun 27 2018/
…EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING…
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued an Excessive Heat Watch, which is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday evening.
TEMPERATURE…Afternoon highs in the mid to upper 90s and nighttime lows in the mid 70s to near 80 degrees.
HEAT INDICES…Peak Heat Indices in the 105 to 115 degree range.
IMPACTS…The high temperatures, combined with ample sunshine and oppressive humidity, even at night, will lead to potentially hazardous conditions, particularly for the elderly and those with pre-existing health conditions. Residents of the City of Chicago can call 3…1…1…to request well being checks for elderly friends or family members, or for information on finding the nearest cooling center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
An Excessive Heat Watch means that a prolonged period of high temperatures is expected. The combination of high temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a dangerous situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Drink plenty of fluids…stay in an air-conditioned room…stay out of the sun…and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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