Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2016
Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 6, 2016, 3:40 AM EDT for 5 counties in Pennsylvania; 4 counties in New Jersey; New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Jul 6, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 55 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 6, 2016, 3:40 AM EDT (07:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 5:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | New Hope, PA | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED. ROCKS AND DEBRIS WASHED INTO SOME STREETS. |
| Jul 8, 5:50 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Washington Crossing, PA | SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED AND CLOSED. ROCKS AND DEBRIS WASHED INTO SOME STREETS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 161 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -41 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1339 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
422 WWUS71 KPHI 060740 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 340 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-062100- /O.UPG.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.160706T1500Z-160706T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.W.0001.160706T1500Z-160708T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0001.160707T1500Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 340 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM 1100 AM THIS MORNING UNTIL 600 PM FRIDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY AND THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY...AND IN THE MIDDLE 90S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS MAINLY IN THE 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY AMONG THE ELDERLY AND THOSE ALREADY IN POOR HEALTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IOVINO
6 follow-up statements
373 WWUS71 KPHI 060955 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 555 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-062300- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.160706T1500Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 555 AM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S TODAY...AND IN THE MIDDLE 90S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS MAINLY IN THE 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY...THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY AMONG THE ELDERLY AND THOSE ALREADY IN POOR HEALTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ IOVINO
247 WWUS71 KPHI 061921 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 321 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-070830- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 321 PM EDT WED JUL 6 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 90S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES EACH NIGHT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE MID 70S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 102 DEGREES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY AMONG THE ELDERLY AND THOSE ALREADY IN POOR HEALTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ JOHNSON
910 WWUS71 KPHI 070732 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 332 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-072100- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 332 AM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 95 DEGREES TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DROP INTO THE 70S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY, THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE, THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS, AND OTHER HEAT SENSITIVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. THE HOT CONDITIONS ARE ENHANCED IN URBANIZED CENTERS, SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA, DUE TO NUMEROUS BUILDINGS, CONCRETE AND PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ GORSE/IOVINO
897 WWUS71 KPHI 071935 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 335 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-080845- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 335 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT FRIDAY... * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 95 DEGREES FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT DROP INTO THE 70S. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 101 DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE...THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS... AND OTHER HEAT SENSITIVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. THE HOT CONDITIONS ARE ENHANCED IN URBANIZED CENTERS...SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA...DUE TO NUMEROUS BUILDINGS...CONCRETE AND PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ JOHNSON
030 WWUS71 KPHI 080731 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 331 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-082200- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 331 AM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS NEAR 95 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON, HOWEVER SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE AFTERNOON SHOULD PROVIDE SOME LOCAL COOLING RELIEF. * IMPACTS...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART DISEASE...THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS...AND OTHER HEAT SENSITIVE GROUPS OF PEOPLE. THE HOT CONDITIONS ARE ENHANCED IN URBANIZED CENTERS...SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA...DUE TO NUMEROUS BUILDINGS...CONCRETE AND PAVEMENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING HOT WEATHER WHEN A CAR'S INTERIOR CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. KEEP PETS IN A COOL ENVIRONMENT AND PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF WATER. && $$ GORSE
005 WWUS71 KPHI 082205 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 605 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-082315- /O.EXP.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160708T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 605 PM EDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING EXPIRED AT 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... AT 6 PM...HEAT INDICES ARE STILL IN THE LOW TO MID 90S ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE WHERE THE RAIN-COOLED AIR FROM NEARBY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAS YET TO ARRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND LOCATIONS TO THE SOUTH AND WEST IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY AND DELMARVA, IT WILL NOT QUITE BE AS INTENSE AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN RECENT DAYS. FORECAST HIGHS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ARE IN THE LOWER 90S WITH THE HEAT INDEX IN THE MID 90S. $$ JRK
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.