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Extreme heat warning: Tips to stay safe, cool as heat wave cooks Charleston

By Olivia Haught, Charleston Gazette-Mail

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An extreme heat warning has been issued for most of West Virginia from noon Sunday through Wednesday evening.

Expect dangerously hot conditions with heat index values topping 100 degrees. Heat-related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. This could be a prolonged heat wave, with warm, muggy nights providing little relief. Impacts of heat could accumulate over time.

Additional information can be found at weather.gov/rlx.

  • Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 94 and a heat index approaching 103. Look for a low of 71
    Sunday night.
  • Monday: Clear and hot again with a high of 96 and a heat index as high as 102. The low Monday will be
    73.
  • Tuesday: A high of 96 with a low of 73.

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