Excessive Heat Watch until 08:00PM Friday
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 100 possible.
* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan.
* WHEN...From Monday afternoon through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heat index values near 100 degrees will have a cumulative affect through the course of the week. Temperatures at night will only fall into the 70s. So, the affect of the heat will build through the course of the week.
* AFFECTED AREAS: OCEANA ... NEWAYGO ... MECOSTA ... ISABELLA ... MUSKEGON ... MONTCALM ... GRATIOT ... OTTAWA ... KENT ... IONIA ... CLINTON ... ALLEGAN ... BARRY ... EATON ... INGHAM ... VAN BUREN ... KALAMAZOO ... CALHOUN ... JACKSON
Instructions:
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Address/Location
GR PUBLIC SAFETY
1 Monroe Center St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 616-456-3400
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP GRANDRAPIDS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Excessive Heat Watch