* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 109 TO113 EXPECTED. LOCALIZED MAJOR HEAT RISK.

* WHERE...BUCKEYE AVONDALE, CENTRAL PHOENIX, DEER VALLEY, EAST VALLEY, NORTH PHOENIX GLENDALE, NORTHWEST VALLEY, SCOTTSDALE PARADISE VALLEY, SOUTH MOUNTAIN AHWATUKEE, AND SOUTHEAST VALLEY QUEEN CREEK.

* WHEN...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING EXTREME HEAT EVENTS. OVEREXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT EXHAUSTION TO DEVELOP AND, WITHOUT INTERVENTION, CAN LEAD TO HEAT STROKE.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...IN MARICOPA COUNTY, CALL 2-1-1 TO FIND A FREE COOLING CENTER, TRANSPORTATION, WATER, AND MORE. HTTP: WWW.MARICOPA.GOV HEAT