“Dangerous heat beginning Thursday afternoon but particularly Friday & Saturday with temps in upper 90's & heat index over 105. Use caution” from Van Wert County Emergency Management : Nixle

Wednesday July 17th, 2019 :: 04:13 p.m. EDT

Alert

Dangerous heat beginning Thursday afternoon but particularly Friday & Saturday with temps in upper 90's & heat index over 105. Use caution

Excessive Heat Watch in effect Thursday afternoon Thru Saturday with Temps in the low 90's Thursday but heating up to over 95 both Friday & Saturday with high humidity causes heat indexes to be over 105 degrees. Extreme caution when outside or in a building without air-conditioning particularly children, the elderly and individuals with illnesses. Also take care of animals & pets that are in the heat.

Instructions:

Use extreme caution

Address/Location
Van Wert County Emergency Management
1220 Lincoln Highway
Van Wert, OH 45891

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 419-238-1300

Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:: Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Excessive Heat Watch

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