Weather Alert Watch
Severe Extreme Heat Warning

Extreme Heat Warning for Knox; Coastal Waldo

What: Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected. Impacts: Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Where: Coastal Waldo and Knox Counties. When: From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

MEKnox; Coastal Waldo

Official alert brief

WHAT

Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 110 expected.

WHERE

Coastal Waldo and Knox Counties.

WHEN

From 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

IMPACTS

Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.