Nipton, CA Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO
11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/ SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with a major risk for heat
related illness and impacts.

* WHERE...Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Death Valley National
Park, Western Mojave Desert, Eastern Mojave Desert, Northeast
Clark County, Western Clark and Southern Nye County, Las Vegas
Valley, and Southern Clark County.

* WHEN...From 9 AM PDT /9 AM MST/ Friday to 11 PM PDT /11 PM MST/
Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures Friday and Saturday will reach
104 to 108 in the Lake Mead Recreation Area, 100 to 105 in the
western Mojave Desert including Barstow, and 105 to 109 in the
valleys of southern Nevada including Pahrump, Las Vegas, and
Moapa. Temperatures over 115 are likely in Death Valley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter,
monitor for local cooling shelters openings and assistance locating
appropriate shelter from the heat.

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