Forecast for Tuesday 07.03

• Excessive Heat Warning for Tuesday through Saturday...

Mostly sunny and hot. An isolated storm could form late in the day and evening.
Morning lows: around 70.
Daytime highs: mid 90s (heat index near 100).


Outlook: A heat wave is expected to impact our area with temperatures in the 90s all week. Humidity levels will be relatively high, making the heat index feel like 100 or more. The chance for rain remains low.


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

ISSUED AT 401 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2012

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 8 PM SATURDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO
8 PM SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * VERY HOT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH
   HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S AND LOWS IN THE LOWER TO
   MIDDLE 70S. THE HEAT INDEX WILL PEAK AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH
   AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

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
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...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 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.