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Extreme Heat Warning

Active

Marion; Lamar; Fayette; Winston; Walker

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago

Ends Aug 17, 9:00 PM CDT

Issued Aug 17, 1:02 PM CDT

Severity Severe

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 113.

* WHERE...Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Etowah, Fayette, Jefferson, Lamar, Marion, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Walker, and Winston Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

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