Friday, August 12, 2016

Heat Advisory In Effect Until Late Saturday

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Schuylkill County until late Saturday.

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SATURDAY...



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STATE COLLEGE HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT SATURDAY.



* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX...100 TO 104 FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.



* IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS WITH PROLONGED
  OUTDOOR EXPOSURE OR STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

LIMIT OR RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. FIND SHADE AND
STAY HYDRATED. CHECK UP ON THE ELDERLY...SICK AND THOSE WITHOUT
AIR CONDITIONING. NEVER LEAVE KIDS OR PETS UNATTENDED...LOOK
BEFORE YOU LOCK.