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The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning, as listed below. All residents are advised to be mindful of excessive heat as they conduct their daily affairs. Please pay attention to the following warnings and check in on your neighbors, friends and relatives, especially the elderly and those with pre-existing illnesses.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
942 AM EDT MON JUN 28 2010
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
942 AM EDT MON JUN 28 2010
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING.
THE COMBINATION OF NEAR RECORD HEAT AND INCREASING HUMIDITY WILL
RESULT IN HEAT INDEX VALUES POSSIBLY REACHING EXCEEDING 100
DEGREES FOR 1 TO 3 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REGION. IN THE
URBANIZED AREAS...LOOK FOR HEAT INDEX VALUES TO TOP OUT AROUND
101 DEGREES.
A COLD FRONT ENTERING THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
PUNCTUATE THE EXCESSIVE WARMTH WITH SCATTERED INTENSE THUNDERSTORMS
THAT COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES.
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER MORE COMFORTABLE AIR WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY AND
REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE HOT WEATHER RETURNS BY THE FOURTH
OF JULY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS
SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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