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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
342 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
MNZ060>063-068>070-162045-
/O.CON.KMPX.XH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260718T0200Z/
HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MINNEAPOLIS, CHANHASSEN, SHAKOPEE, HASTINGS,
BLAINE, ST PAUL, CHASKA, STILLWATER, AND VICTORIA
342 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 100.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES REMAINING VERY WARM IN THE LOWER 70S.
* WHERE...ANOKA, CARVER, DAKOTA, HENNEPIN, RAMSEY, SCOTT, AND
WASHINGTON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. PROLONGED HEAT WAVES LEAD TO
CUMULATIVE HEAT STRESS FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT ADEQUATELY COOL DOWN
AND RECOVER EACH NIGHT. CUMULATIVE HEAT STRESS SIGNIFICANTLY
INCREASES THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE AS TIME GOES
ON.
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.
DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN UNATTENDED VEHICLES. CAR
INTERIORS WILL REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
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.
JPC
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