Weather Alerts for Rock Island County, ILIssued by the National Weather Service |
 EXTREME HEAT WATCH |
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| ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, IL | ||
Areas Affected: Buchanan - Delaware - Dubuque - Benton - Linn - Jones - Jackson - Iowa - Johnson - Cedar - Clinton - Muscatine - Scott - Keokuk - Washington - Louisa - Jefferson - Henry - Des Moines - Van Buren - Lee - Rock Island - Mercer - Henderson - Warren - Hancock - McDonough - Scotland - Clark |
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| Effective: Fri, 7/24 1:38am | Updated: Fri, 7/24 2:40am | Urgency: Future |
| Expires: Fri, 7/24 9:45am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 106 possible. Little relief will be seen Sunday night with low temperatures of 75 to 80. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. Information: 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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