Extreme Heat Warning
Summer Heat Safety Tips Take cool showers or baths. Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing. Use your oven less to help reduce the temperature in your home. If you're outside, find shade. ... Drink plenty of fluids to stay hydrated. Avoid high-energy activities or work outdoors, during midday heat, if possible. There is hot, and then there is hot! Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, which can lead to death. Extreme heat is responsible for the highest number of annual deaths among all weather-related hazards. Older adults, children and people with certain illnesses and chronic conditions are at greater risk from extreme heat. Humidity increases the feeling of heat. Learn to recognize the signs of heat illness . Do not rely on a fan as y...