One product issued by NWS for: 2 Miles NW Toms Brook VA
Excessive Heat Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 459 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 MDZ003-502-VAZ026>031-WVZ050>053-055-502-504-210500- /O.NEW.KLWX.EH.A.0003.240622T1600Z-240623T0000Z/ Washington-Central and Eastern Allegany-Rockingham-Shenandoah- Frederick VA-Page-Warren-Clarke-Hampshire-Morgan-Berkeley- Jefferson-Hardy-Eastern Grant-Eastern Mineral- Including the cities of Petersburg, Strasburg, Russelldale, Stanley, Charles Town, Berryville, Mount Jackson, New Market, Shepherdstown, Keyser, Winchester, Woodstock, Cumberland, Romney, Antioch, Shenandoah, Harrisonburg, Paw Paw, Martinsburg, Front Royal, Hagerstown, Fort Ashby, Ridgeville, Headsville, Luray, New Creek, and Moorefield 459 PM EDT Thu Jun 20 2024 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 108 possible. * WHERE...Portions of north central and western Maryland, northwest and western Virginia, and eastern and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Oppressive heat and humidity will overspread the area Saturday and last into Sunday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives, neighbors, pets, and livestock. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. && $$ Belak/Rodriguez