Excessive Heat Watch Issued as Triple Digit Temperatures Approach

EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values between 95 and 105+ degrees possible.

WHERE…In California, western Siskiyou County including Weed, Yreka, McCloud, and area valleys. In Oregon, areas between the coast and the Cascades including the Illinois Valley, Roseburg, Grants Pass, Medford, and Ashland.

WHEN…From Thursday morning through Saturday evening.

IMPACTS…Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.