Lakeville, CT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to
110 expected.

* WHERE...Litchfield County in Connecticut, southern Berkshire
County in Massachusetts, Bennington and eastern Windham Counties
in southern Vermont, and the Mid Hudson Valley, Capital Region,
Taconics, Upper Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, portions of the
eastern Catskills, and the Schoharie Valley in New York.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 8 PM EDT Friday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will not be much relief at night, with
low temperatures in the 70s along with humid conditions persisting
across much of the area Wednesday night and Thursday night.

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.

Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed.

If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter,
you can call 211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from
the heat.

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