On The Way To Record Temperatures - FOX Carolina 21

On The Way To Record Temperatures

I try not to use sensationalistic terms at all, but we are bordering on something historic today in terms of how hot the actual air temperature is getting. 

According to the 1PM temperature readings listed below, this afternoon's heat will easily break the previous record high of 101° at GSP... and may even come close to the all-time record of 106° at GSP which was set way back in 1887.

Columbia:  105°

Charlotte:  102°

Greenwood:  101°

Laurens:  101°

Greer/GSP:  100°

Anderson:  100°

Greenville:  98°

Clemson:  99°

Franklin:  93°

Rutherfordton:  91° 

Asheville:  90°

(links above are from official observation stations within the Upstate and Western NC)

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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES: HIGH HUMIDITY IN COMBINATION WITH HOT AIR
  TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 105 TO 109 DEGREES
  TODAY...AND 110 TO 119 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

* TIMING: THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND MOST EXTREME HEAT INDEX
  VALUES WILL OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS EACH
  DAY. THE OVERALL HIGHEST VALUES WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON SATURDAY
  AND SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY EXCEED 150 DEGREES IN A
  CLOSED VEHICLE EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT...SO NEVER LEAVE
  CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED. HEAT OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN
  OVERWHELM THE BODY`S ABILITY TO KEEP COOL...TRIGGERING
  DANGEROUS HEAT- RELATED ILLNESSES LIKE HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT
  STROKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES WHEN SPENDING TIME
OUTSIDE...DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING...
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL
AND SHADED LOCATION.