A sizzling heat wave will take over Illinois on Wednesday, with high temperatures in the mid -90s and “feels” temperatures as high as 110 degrees, the NBC 5 storm team said.
“Very high heat industrial levels, very hot and humid conditions,” said NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Alicia Roman.
Such high humidity and temperatures can lead to a whole series of heat -related diseases, ranging from heat cramps to the most serious, heat stroke.
According to the National Weather Service, a heat advice will come into effect at 10 am for almost very Illinois and Indiana. It will also be in force for parts of Wisconsin, including Kenosha County.
“Peak afternoon heat -index values expected from 100 to 110,” warned the NWS. “Hot temperatures and high humidity can cause heat disorders. Drink a lot of liquids, stay in a room with air conditioning, stay out of the sun.”
While Wednesday started with a lower dew point temperatures in the 60s, they will rise as the day progresses, Roman said, starting, starting at 9 a.m. at around 3 p.m., Hitte -Indices are expected to peak.
The NWS added that the city of Chicago in particular will even be “suffocated” at night, with heat indices that remain in the 90s to the evenings and the temperatures only fall under 90 degrees for a few hours.
The heat advice remains in force at 10 p.m. on Thursday, where heat index levels can reach up to 105 degrees.
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications warned that residents could expect “dangerous hot circumstances” until there will be a relief on Thursday evening. The city has also activated more than 250 cooling centers In community centers, senior centers, park district buildings, libraries, city lectures, police stations and more.
“Residents must contact 3-1-1 for the nearest location and hours,” said the city. Experts also recommend wearing loose, light -colored clothing and applying sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher every two hours for those who spend time outside.
The heat wave comes 30 years after a deadly, week-long heat wave in Chicago that saw temperatures as high as 106 degrees and heat indices up to 120. The heat wave, which started on July 13, 1995, left more than 700 people dead of heat-related diseases. Most of those who died of the elderly, lived alone or had no access to air conditioning.
Around 3 p.m. on Thursday, storms, storms and heavy rain showers were to start withdrawing, Roman said, which will lower the temperature.
“The front will cool us, with temperatures on Friday fall from the mid -90s to 84 degrees,” said Roman.
It was expected that an on-an-off stormy pattern would continue through the weekend.
Heat -related diseases: greatest symptoms to pay attention
Dr. Oyinkansola Okubanjo, an emergency doctor for lawyer health care, warned that heat -related diseases are a ‘spectrum’, with symptoms that people may not expect.
“The least [severe] Is heat cramp, “said Okubanjo.” Where you feel like cramping your abdominal muscles, shoulder muscles, leg muscles. Okubanjo said that this is usually due to dehydration or low electrolytes.
Then there is heat syncope.
“A chic word to faint because it is too hot,” said Okubanjo. “If that happens, it is concerned. You have to call 911.”
Heat -exhaustion is more serious, said Okubanjo.
“That is when you are super sweaty. You are soaked with sweat, you can hardly talk and hardly stop to catch your breath. You are really tired or tired.”
If you don’t feel better in an hour, Okubanjo said: “You have to call 911, because you probably go into a heat stroke, which is the most dangerous.”
Heat stroke is when your body temperature rises to more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
“You can’t regulate your temperature,” said Okubanjo. “That’s really a scary thing. They can get sick very quickly very quickly.”
The greatest symptom that Okubanjo said to pay attention is confusion.
“If they don’t behave like themselves, call 911,” To transport said. “It is better for us to determine whether they are in a heat stroke than to try to decide.”
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