Forecast for Independence Day 07.04: UPDATE

• Excessive Heat Warning...

Very hot and sunny. 
Daytime highs: near the record of 101 (heat index up to 110).


Outlook: Record-breaking heat is expected Thursday and Friday as temperatures rise over 100 degrees. The chance for rain remains low.

Excessive Heat Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.

ISSUED AT 1131 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * VERY HOT CONDITIONS WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX RANGING FROM 100
   TO 110 THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN
   THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S.

IMPACTS...

 * THE LONG DURATION OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL MAKE IT PARTICULARLY
   DANGEROUS DUE TO THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO THE
   HEAT.

 * ELDERLY AND YOUNG CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
   EFFECTS OF THE HEAT AND SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. PEOPLE
   WITHOUT POWER DUE TO RECENT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
   GREATLY IMPACTED.

 * IN ADDITION SMOKE FROM WESTERN FOREST FIRES AND THE
   COMBINATION OF THE STAGNANT AIRMASS AND ELEVATED OZONE LEVELS
   WILL RESULT IN POOR AIR QUALITY THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

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 COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
WATER...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED SHELTER...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 ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING 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.