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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
331 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019

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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, 
and Doylestown
331 PM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued an
Excessive Heat Watch, which is in effect through Wednesday
evening.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...Up to 101 due to temperatures in the mid 
  90s, and dewpoints in the lower 70s.

* TIMING...High temperatures in and around Philadelphia will be 
  in the lower 90s on Sunday, and then near 95 on Monday and 
  Tuesday. This, along with surface dewpoints in the lower 70s, 
  results in a heat index approaching 100 on Sunday, and then up 
  to 101 on Monday and Tuesday. The heat and humidity could last 
  into Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...The heat and humidity may cause heat stress during 
  outdoor exertion or extended exposure.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

An Excessive Heat Watch means that a prolonged period of hot
temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and
high humidity will combine to create a DANGEROUS SITUATION in
which heat illnesses are possible. 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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MPS