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Excessive Heat Watch issued June 15 at 9:53AM EDT until June 21 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA* WHAT...A prolonged, potentially historic heat wave is forecast tobegin on Monday and persist through at least Friday. Dangerouslyhot conditions are possible each day, with widespread heat indexvalues of 100 or above forecast. The potential length of thisevent will add to its impact as well.* WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, northwest, southwest, andwestern Pennsylvania, and northern and the northern panhandle ofWest Virginia.* WHEN...From Monday morning through Friday evening.* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly duringextreme heat and high humidity events.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visit weather.gov/safety/heat for moreinformation on heat safety.Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out ofthe sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Carinteriors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.Monitor the latest forecasts and statements for updates.

National Weather Service