Weather Alerts for DuPage CountyIssued by the National Weather Service |
 EXTREME HEAT WATCH |
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| DUPAGE COUNTY | ||
Areas Affected: Buchanan - Delaware - Dubuque - Benton - Linn - Jones - Jackson - Iowa - Johnson - Cedar - Clinton - Muscatine - Scott - Keokuk - Washington - Louisa - Jefferson - Henry - Des Moines - Van Buren - Lee - Jo Daviess - Stephenson - Carroll - Whiteside - Rock Island - Henry - Bureau - Putnam - Mercer - Henderson - Warren - Hancock - McDonough - Scotland - Clark |
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| Effective: Sat, 6/27 8:35am | Updated: Sat, 6/27 1:12pm | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Sat, 6/27 4:45pm | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values exceeding 100 degrees multiple days. * WHERE...Portions of north central, northwest, and west central Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Information: 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. |
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