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HEAT ADVISORY |
| Alert: |
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HEAT ADVISORY ISSUED JULY 04 AT 3:54AM EDT UNTIL JULY 04 AT 7:00PM EDT
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDTTHIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
EDT THIS EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...RANGING FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES IN NORTHERN
NEW JERSEY UP TO 106 IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND
MARYLAND`S EASTERN SHORE.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY
AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING
OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Instructions: |
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A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY 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..VIEW STORM REPORTS MAP KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WATCH, WARNING, ADVISORY |
| Targt Area: |
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DELAWARE BEACHES; INLAND SUSSEX; KENT
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