Daytime temperatures: 90s, falling into the 80s.
Outlook: Strong thunderstorms are possible again on Thursday with a slight "cool-down" through the weekend.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Adams, Allen, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 115 PM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND EASTERN INDIANA
WESTERN MARYLAND PANHANDLE
OHIO
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 115 PM UNTIL
900 PM EDT.
WIDELY SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS
ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE
WIDELY SCATTERED LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER
ISOLATED TORNADOES
REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE
FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY
DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.
Heat Advisory for Adams, Allen, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 1116 AM EDT WED JUL 18 2012
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES FROM 90 TO 95 * HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON * LOWER TEMPERATURES AND LESS HUMID CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * THE ELDERLY...CHILDREN...PEOPLE WHO SPEND LONG PERIODS OF TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE DAY...AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE EFFECTS OF HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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.
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