AREAS AFFECTED : HARTFORD; TOLLAND; WINDHAM; EASTERN FRANKLIN; NORTHERN WORCESTER; CENTRAL MIDDLESEX COUNTY; WESTERN ESSEX; EASTERN ESSEX; EASTERN HAMPSHIRE; EASTERN HAMPDEN; SOUTHERN WORCESTER; WESTERN NORFOLK; SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX; SUFFOLK; EASTERN NORFOLK; NORTHERN BRISTOL; WESTERN PLYMOUTH; EASTERN PLYMOUTH; NORTHWEST MIDDLESEX COUNTY; NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE; SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE; WESTERN KENT; EASTERN KENT
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 96 expected.
* WHERE...Much of Southern New England, except for the eastern
slopes of the Berkshires, the Rhode Island and Massachusetts South
Coast, Cape Cod and the Islands.
* WHEN...From 11 AM Tuesday to 8 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures, a moderate degree of humidity with
little relief Tuesday night may cause heat illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...This is the first multi-day period of hot
temperatures. Those not yet accustomed to hot temperatures with a
moderate degree of humidity should take appropriate heat-related
precautions.