[Summit] HEAT ADVISORY for SE Providence County (Weather Service via WPRI)

[David Kolsky]

Southeast Providence CountyMODERATE Heat AdvisoryThu, Jul 27, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT
FRIDAY...



* WHAT...HEAT INDEX VALUES 95 TO 104 DEGREES BOTH THURSDAY AND

FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.



* WHERE...MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND EXCEPT FOR THE EAST SLOPESOF THE BERKSHIRES AND THE IMMEDIATE SOUTH COAST.\


* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY. THE WORST OF THE CONDITIONS WILL BE FROM NOON TO 6 PM ON BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.



* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT
ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.



* PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT

OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.



TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN

POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR

EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT

STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. 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.






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