Heat Advisory until 08:00PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Heat Advisory...which is in effect from 2 PM EDT /1 PM CDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this evening. HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* Hot temperatures in the lower 90s today combined with humid conditions will cause heat indices to rise to near 100 degrees this afternoon into this evening. IMPACTS...
* Heat illnesses are possible for those active outdoors, in homes without air conditioning, or those susceptible to heat illnesses such as children and the elderly.
* Pets outside in the sun may become heat stressed.
* AFFECTED AREAS: GRANT ... DE KALB ... MARSHALL ... VAN WERT ... KOSCIUSKO ... WABASH ... WELLS ... PUTNAM ... BLACKFORD ... STARKE ... CASS ... FULTON ... WHITE ... NOBLE ... ALLEN ... WHITLEY ... DEFIANCE ... ALLEN ... PAULDING ... PULASKI ... HUNTINGTON ... HENRY ... ADAMS ... MIAMI ... JAY
Instructions:
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, neighbors, pets and other animals.
Address/Location
City of Portland, IN
319 N Meridian St
Portland, IN 47371
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-726-7161
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PORTLAND followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Heat Advisory