Unity, ME Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 104. For the
Extreme Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat index
values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Interior Waldo, Kennebec, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Coastal
Cumberland Counties.

* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the
Extreme Heat Warning, from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events. Hot temperatures and high
humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight low temperatures will only fall
into the 70s, resulting in accumulated heat stress.

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.

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