NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
401 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014
HOT AND HUMID MONDAY
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE LOWER 90S ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA MONDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S, AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 99 AND 107 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASED RISK OF HEAT RELATED STRESS AND ILLNESS PARTICULARLY FOR THE VERY YOUNG, THE ELDERLY AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES.
CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE. BEAT THE HEAT. CHECK THE BACK SEAT.