HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. Expect heat index about 100 this PM. Stay cool 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL PUSH TO BETWEEN 90 AND 95 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL COMBINE WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. HEAT INDEX READINGS WILL REACH AROUND 100 FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100-105 DEGREES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN SUN, OR IN POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO, KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN
RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS,RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
Address/Location
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
401 E Main St
Richmond, IN 47374
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-973-9399
Fred Griffin
Wayne County Emergency Management Agency
[email protected]
765-973-9399