Full Notification

...ANOTHER HEAT WAVE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS WEEK...

.A VERY HOT AIR MASS OVER THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE AREA TODAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR AREA WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S
WITH LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THERE
IS A POTENTIAL FOR HIGHS TO REACH AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THE HEAT INDEX WILL PEAK AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
THIS PERIOD...AND EVEN AS HIGH AS 105 TO 110 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND...BRINGING COOLER TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY.

EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT HAS A CUMULATIVE EFFECT...THE LONGER THE
HEAT PERSISTS...THE GREATER THE DANGER. THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG
CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT.
ALSO SOME PEOPLE IN NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO REMAIN
WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH ESTIMATES
THAT POWER WILL REMAIN OUT FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA UNTIL THIS
WEEKEND. PEOPLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING IN THEIR HOME SHOULD TRY
TO SPEND AT LEAST A PORTION OF EACH DAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
757 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 /657 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012/

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT /11 AM
CDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 70S. HIGHS AROUND 100 ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
THE HEAT INDEX WILL PEAK AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS PERIOD...AND EVEN AS HIGH AS 105 TO 110 THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY.

IMPACTS...

* THE LONG DURATION OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL MAKE IT PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS DUE TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO THE
HEAT.

* ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE
WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
GREATLY IMPACTED.

* IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE
COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS
WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO 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 ACTIVITIES 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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
456 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012

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CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
456 AM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 /356 AM CDT TUE JUL 3 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING
WINDS AND LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN THREATS...MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE ROUTE 30 CORRIDOR.

PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE
97 TO 102 DEGREE RANGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN WEDNESDAY. AN ISOLATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE.

INTENSE HEAT IS ANTICIPATED DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF THE
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PERIOD. PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX
READINGS OF 100 TO 105 ARE POSSIBLE...AND EVEN AS HIGH AS 105 TO
110 ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS
EVENING.

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