Heat Advisory until 01:00PM Monday
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 103 expected. For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 109 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central, and southeast Minnesota and northwest and west central Wisconsin.
* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 PM CDT Monday. For the Excessive Heat Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SHERBURNE ... ISANTI ... CHISAGO ... MEEKER ... WRIGHT ... MCLEOD ... RICE ... GOODHUE ... WASECA ... STEELE ... FREEBORN ... POLK ... ST. CROIX ... PIERCE ... DUNN ... PEPIN
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
Pierce County, WI
P.O. Box 805
Ellsworth, WI 54011
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-273-6751
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Heat Advisory