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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA
926 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
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INDIAN WELLS VALLEY-MOJAVE DESERT SLOPES-MOJAVE DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROSAMOND, RIDGECREST, MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA
CITY, INYOKERN, EDWARDS AFB, AND RANDSBURG
926 AM PDT TUE JUL 28 2026
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF MAJOR TO
EXTREME HEAT RISK.
* WHERE...INDIAN WELLS VALLEY, MOJAVE DESERT, AND MOJAVE DESERT
SLOPES.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LONG DURATION EXTREME HEAT WITH NO OVERNIGHT
RELIEF WILL AFFECT HEALTH SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
THE ENTIRE POPULATION WITHIN THE WATCH IS AT RISK FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES. PLEASE PREPARE AHEAD OF TIME TO FIND AIR CONDITIONING OR
A COOLING SHELTER BEFORE THE HEAT ARRIVES.
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.
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.
STAY COOL, STAY HYDRATED, STAY INFORMED.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING IN YOUR HOME OR LACK SHELTER,
SEEK OUT RESOURCES PROVIDED BY YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT.
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