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Event: Excessive Heat Warning
Alert: ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...GENERALLY 98 TO 103 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. LOWS WILL GENERALLY BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER
TO MID 70S...BUT MAY ONLY TO DROP TO NEAR 80 DEGREES IN CENTER
CITY PHILADELPHIA.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK
IN THE URBAN AREAS. THOSE WHO ARE AT A GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE
ELDERLY...THE INFIRM AND CHILDREN.
Instructions: AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL 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. 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.
Target Area: Camden
Gloucester
Mercer
Northwestern Burlington