Cherry Hill, Evesham/Marlton, Medford, Medford Lakes, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Voorhees and elsewhere near the iconic state highways of Routes 70 and 73.
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY MAY 19...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has
issued a code orange air quality alert Tuesday for Southwestern
New Jersey.
A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for
sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people
suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung
diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can
be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine
particles...visit http://www.state.nj.us/dep/
Weather Alert
...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 98.
* WHERE...In New Jersey, Mercer, Camden, Gloucester, and
Northwestern Burlington Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Record setting high temperatures are quite
possible through Wednesday, with maximum heat indices nearing 100
degrees during peak heating each afternoon. Given the intensity of
this early season stretch of heat and humidity, we are not
acclimated to it yet and therefore impacts could be greater if
precautions are not taken. Showers and some thunderstorms arrive
later Wednesday afternoon and evening which will break this early
season heat.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
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