Partly sunny, hot and humid. Slight chance of an isolated shower or storm nearby.
Afternoon high: 93 (peak heat index 100 to 105).
Outlook: Much cooler starting on Saturday, after rain and thunderstorms Friday night.
Heat Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 11:14 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2013
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM FRIDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDICES AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOW TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S TONIGHT WITH HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF AT NIGHT. IMPACTS... * HEAT STROKE...HEAT EXHAUSTION AND OTHER HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WILL BE POSSIBLE IF NO PRECAUTIONARY ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. 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.
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