Very hot. Mostly sunny.Daytime highs: around the record of 95 (heat index up to 100).
Outlook: Near record-breaking temperatures again on Memorial Day with mostly sunny skies. Rain and thunderstorms possible Monday night and Tuesday. Much cooler after Tuesday.
Heat Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Wells and Whitley counties
ISSUED AT 402 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE MIDDLE 90S WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX READINGS BETWEEN 95 AND 100. IMPACTS... * ANYONE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TODAY SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE TO STAY HYDRATED AND AVOID SUNBURN. THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE FREQUENT RESTS IN SHADED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. 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.
Air Quality Alert for Allen County
ISSUED AT 514 AM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY HAS BEEN DECLARED FOR TODAY MAY 27TH THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT HAS DECLARED TODAY...MAY 27TH...TO BE AN AIR QUALITY ACTION DAY FOR THE FOLLOWING INDIANA COUNTIES... LAPORTE... ST JOSEPH... ELKHART... ALLEN... AND HUNTINGTON. OZONE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS RANGE. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS... AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE... SUCH AS ASTHMA SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION DURING AIR QUALITY ACTION DAYS.
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