Morning lows: mid 60s.
Daytime highs: up to 105.
Outlook: It will remain very warm through the weekend, but temperatures will drop back into the middle and upper 90s. No significant rain is expected.
Excessive Heat Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Wells and Whitley counties.
Fire Weather Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
Excessive Heat Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Noble, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 153 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 RECORD BREAKING HEAT EXPECTED THURSDAY .TORRID UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS WILL EXPAND EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES AND BRING THE HOTTEST WEATHER SINCE 1988. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 100S. EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AIR TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 103 TO 107 DEGREES THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL IMPACT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * RECORD OR NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. 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.
Fire Weather Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 216 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012 RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY
FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CRITICAL FIRE DANGER...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 20 PERCENT. * TEMPERATURES...103 TO 107. * LIGHTNING...NONE. * IMPACTS...NEARLY ALL NORTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES REMAIN UNDER BURN BANS DUE TO THE THREAT OF WILDFIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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