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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
314 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024


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Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Central Middlesex MA-Western
Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester
MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern
Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern
Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northwest
Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern
Kent RI-
Including the cities of Plymouth, Warwick, Lowell, Lawrence,
Norwood, Quincy, Foxborough, Cambridge, Taunton, Gloucester,
Springfield, West Greenwich, Fall River, Providence, Hartford,
Smithfield, Worcester, Milford, Willimantic, Vernon, Boston,
Brockton, East Greenwich, New Bedford, Coventry, Union, Windsor
Locks, Foster, Framingham, Putnam, West Warwick, and Mattapoisett
314 PM EDT Sat Aug 3 2024

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 97.

* WHERE...Portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, 
  northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and 
  northern Rhode Island.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat 
  illnesses.

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.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose 
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning 
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and 
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in 
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat 
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an 
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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