Excessive Heat Warning by NWS

• Effective: 2024-06-23 02:07:00 MDT
• Expires: 2024-06-23 17:15:00 MDT
• Urgency: Expected
• Severity: Severe
• Certainty: Likely
• Instruction: 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. 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.
• Target Area: Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Eastern Box Elder County; Northern Wasatch Front; Salt Lake Valley

A severe heat advisory is in effect as temperatures are forecasted to soar as high as 101 degrees in various regions, including Eastern Box Elder County, the Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, the Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, and the Tooele and Rush Valleys. The warning is scheduled from 9 AM to 9 PM MDT today. Residents are cautioned that the risk of heat-related illnesses is greatly heightened during such extreme temperatures.

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