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Marydel, DE 19964
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Extreme Heat Warning Through Out The Weekend - Marydel
Friday, July 6, 2012
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY...
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE
TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER
70S.
* IF A COLD FRONT POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY IS
DELAYED...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY
AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING
OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON.
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 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.
NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE!
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.