Full Notification

HEAT ADVISORY

The National Weather Service has issued a HEAT ADVISORY from noon to 7pm. South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management advises that two cooling locations are open for residents -South Brunswick Library (110 Kingston Lane) and the South Brunswick Senior Center (540 Ridge Road). The hours for the Library are from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The Senior Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

What to expect?

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...FROM 100 TO 105 IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND 103 TO 108 IN DELAWARE, THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND, AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

How will the weather impact you?

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT STRESS DURING OUTDOOR EXERTION OR EXTENDED EXPOSURE. 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.

What can you do to prevent heat related illness?

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...TAKE 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.

For more information, click on the link below;

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/index.html