Heat warning continues through Friday: Environment Canada

WEATHER ALERT
ENVIRONMENT CANADA
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Heat warning continued for:

•    Sault Ste. Marie - St. Joseph Island
•    Kirkland Lake - Temiskaming Shores - Temagami
•    Manitoulin Island
•    Timmins - Cochrane - Iroquois Falls

Heat warning continued heat warning for:

•    Agawa - Lake Superior Park
•    Searchmont - Montreal River Harbour - Batchawana Bay

Current details:
A heat event continues through Friday.

A humid airmass over northern Ontario is giving humidex values of 36 to 38.

A cooler airmass may arrive Friday night.

Extreme heat can affect everyone’s health.

The health risks are greater for older adults, infants and young children, pregnant people, people with physical and/or mental illnesses, and people with disabilities or mobility issues.

Drink plenty of water regularly, even before you feel thirsty to decrease your risk of dehydration. Thirst is not a good indicator of dehydration.

Never leave people, particularly children, or pets inside a parked vehicle.

Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature or humidity conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to ONstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports using #ONStorm.

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