Extreme Heat Warning for Kennebec; Interior Waldo; Coastal Cumberland +2 more
What: For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 104. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected. Impacts: Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity...
Official alert brief
WHAT
For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 104. For the Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected.
WHERE
Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Coastal Cumberland Counties.
WHEN
For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.
IMPACTS
Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Overnight low temperatures will only fall into the 70s, resulting in accumulated heat stress.
Instructions
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.