984  
WWUS71 KLWX 020714  
NPWLWX  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
VAZ027>031-WVZ050-055-502-504-021515-  
/O.UPG.KLWX.HT.Y.0005.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.EXA.KLWX.XH.W.0002.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0003.260703T1400Z-260704T0000Z/  
SHENANDOAH-FREDERICK-PAGE-WARREN-CLARKE-HAMPSHIRE-HARDY-EASTERN  
GRANT-EASTERN MINERAL-  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
EDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 108 EXPECTED. FOR THE  
SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN VIRGINIA, CLARKE, FREDERICK, PAGE, SHENANDOAH, AND  
WARREN COUNTIES. IN WEST VIRGINIA, EASTERN GRANT, EASTERN MINERAL,  
HAMPSHIRE, AND HARDY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING,  
FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
VAZ036-021515-  
/O.UPG.KLWX.HT.Y.0005.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.EXA.KLWX.XH.W.0002.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0003.260703T1400Z-260704T0000Z/  
NELSON-  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
EDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED. FOR THE  
SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 110 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...NELSON COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING,  
FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
DCZ001-MDZ004>006-008-011-013-014-016>018-503>508-VAZ037>040-050-051-  
053>057-501-502-505-506-526-527-021515-  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0002.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0003.260703T1400Z-260704T0000Z/  
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK-CARROLL-NORTHERN BALTIMORE-CECIL-  
SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-  
CALVERT-NORTHWEST MONTGOMERY-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MONTGOMERY-  
NORTHWEST HOWARD-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST HOWARD-NORTHWEST HARFORD-  
SOUTHEAST HARFORD-ALBEMARLE-GREENE-MADISON-RAPPAHANNOCK-ORANGE-  
CULPEPER-FAIRFAX-ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-  
SPOTSYLVANIA-KING GEORGE-NORTHERN FAUQUIER-SOUTHERN FAUQUIER-  
WESTERN LOUDOUN-EASTERN LOUDOUN-NORTHWEST PRINCE WILLIAM-CENTRAL  
AND SOUTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO  
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 112 EXPECTED. FOR THE  
SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 113 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...DC, AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHEAST,  
NORTHERN, AND SOUTHERN MARYLAND, AND CENTRAL, NORTHERN, AND  
NORTHWEST VIRGINIA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING,  
FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MDZ003-502-WVZ051>053-021515-  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0002.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KLWX.XH.W.0003.260703T1400Z-260704T0000Z/  
WASHINGTON-CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY-MORGAN-BERKELEY-JEFFERSON-  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO  
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...  
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT  
CONDITIONS WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 109 EXPECTED. FOR THE  
SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING, DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HEAT  
INDEX VALUES UP TO 111 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, WASHINGTON AND CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALLEGANY  
COUNTIES. IN WEST VIRGINIA, BERKELEY, JEFFERSON, AND MORGAN  
COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST EXTREME HEAT WARNING, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND EXTREME HEAT WARNING,  
FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MDZ501-VAZ025-026-504-WVZ503-506-021515-  
/O.CON.KLWX.HT.Y.0005.260702T1400Z-260703T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KLWX.HT.Y.0006.260703T1400Z-260704T0000Z/  
EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-AUGUSTA-ROCKINGHAM-EASTERN HIGHLAND-  
WESTERN MINERAL-EASTERN PENDLETON-  
314 AM EDT THU JUL 2 2026  
 
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM  
EDT THIS EVENING...   
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO 104  
EXPECTED. FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, HEAT INDEX VALUES UP TO  
104 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN MARYLAND, EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY. IN VIRGINIA,  
AUGUSTA, EASTERN HIGHLAND, AND ROCKINGHAM COUNTIES. IN WEST  
VIRGINIA, EASTERN PENDLETON AND WESTERN MINERAL COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8  
PM EDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND HEAT ADVISORY, FROM 10 AM TO 8  
PM EDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE HEAT  
ILLNESSES.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
KJP  
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