Full Notification

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY.

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105-110 ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND 102-107 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES: HIGHS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE MIDDLE 90s ON SATURDAY AND IN THE LOWER 90s ON SUNDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO FAVOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 70s.

* TIMING: HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH EXCESSIVE LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS EACH DAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

* IMPACTS: THE MULTIPLE DAY EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY & FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE.

* OUTLOOK: A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST SHOULD ARRIVE EARLY IN THE NEW WEEK BRINGING SOME RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: THIS HEAT ADVISORY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH AND WARNING MEAN THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL OCCUR. THE CONDITIONS WILL ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEAT-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES AMONG
SUSCEPTIBLE INDIVIDUALS. BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT IF POSSIBLE, STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING HOT WEATHER A CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE & RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING.

KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 911.

Instructions:

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING HOT WEATHER A CAR INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE & RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING.

KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK. THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY. CALL 911.