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Shakopee Temperatures to Remain in 90s Through Thursday
A heat advisory has been issued through Thursday evening.
It might just feel like 100 degrees outside in the next couple days, the National Weather Service has warned.
A heat advisory has been issued for Shakopee and other areas in the Twin Cities until Thursday at 9 p.m.
From the National Weather Service:
TEMPERATURES: DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 90S...WITH LOWS ONLY IN THE UPPER 70S. WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON. IN DOWNTOWN AREAS...THE LOW MAY NOT DROP MUCH BELOW 80.
IMPACTS: THE PROLONGED HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS... ESPECIALLY FOR THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY...AND THOSE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
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 911.
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