high heat weather forecast for the area for Thursday and Friday and Saturday

Rhinebeck Emergency Management   The National Weather Service in Albany has issued the following high heat weather forecast for the Rhinebeck area for Thursday and Friday.    

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRI AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS.THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY, INCLUDING THE MID HUDSON VALLEY GREATER CAPITAL REGION & THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA REGION.

* HAZARDS.THE COMBINATION OF EXCESSIVE HEAT & HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS CREATING DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES AT OR ABOVE 105 DEGREES.

* TEMPS.IN THE MID 90S.WITH UPPER 90'S POSSIBLE IN THE MID HUDSON VALLEY BOTH THUR & FRIDAY. TEMPS ONLY EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE LWR TO MID 70S THUR NIGHT WHICH WILL NOT ALLOW FOR MUCH COOLING TO TAKE PLACE.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND OR OVER 105 DEGREES DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON & EARLY EVENING.& POSSIBLY AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPS WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM.STAY OUT OF THE SUN. AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES & NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE. RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OREVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION & HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT & LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLEAND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL & SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911.

RHINEBECK COOLING STATION
Press Release from Town of Rhinebeck Supervisor Thomas Traudt Due to the
National Weather Service Heat Index Warning for this Thursday and Friday

Town of Rhinebeck Supervisor Tom Traudt in collaboration with Emergency
Management Coordinator and the Starr Library is offering an emergency cooling
station for Seniors Citizen or anyone who needs to cool off at the Starr Library
on West Market Street on Thursday 10am - 7pm, Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10 am
to 4 pm and The Rhinebeck Town Hall on East Market Street on Thursday and Friday
from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. For additional information call Town Hall at
876-3409.

Supervisor Traudt encourages neighbors to check on their neighbors, especially
the elderly during this heat wave.