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15 juveniles and a few adults were rescued from the Billy Goat Trail in Potomac after feeling hot and suffering heat exhaustion, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) spokesperson said. MCFRS was dispatched to Trail A around 4 p.m. Thursday for  the group, Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer wrote on Twitter. Emergency services evaluated […]

Montgomery County will continue to be under a heat emergency alert until 8 p.m. Thursday. The county declares a heat emergency alert when temperatures and/or the heat index is expected to reach at least 105 degrees. This is more severe than a hyperthermia alert, which is announced when temperatures and/or the heat index reaches at […]

The National Weather Service predicts scattered thunderstorms with the heat index in the upper 90s Friday afternoon. Montgomery County is under a Hyperthermia Alert from noon to 5 p.m. The county issues a hyperthermia alert when the heat index, a combination of the actual temperature and humidity, is expected to reach 95 degrees or higher. […]

Montgomery County is under a Hyperthermia Alert 1-6 p.m. on Monday.  The alert means that the heat index is predicted to be at least 95 degrees. In other words, when it feels like it is 95 degrees due to a combination of actual temperature and humidity. A Hyperthermia Alert has been issued for Montgomery County […]

Montgomery County has extended the heat emergency alert, which began on Sunday, through Wednesday, July 22 at 6 p.m. Cooling centers will be open Wednesday afternoon. A Heat Emergency Alert is declared when the heat index is forecast to be 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. The temperatures pose a health threat such as heat exhaustion […]

A Heat Emergency Alert remains in effect in Montgomery County until 6 p.m. Tuesday. The alert means that the heat index is predicted to be at least 105 degrees. Residents still need to follow COVID-19 precautions, like wearing a face covering, even in high heat, said Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security […]

Montgomery County is under a Heat Emergency Alert until 6 p.m. Tuesday. MyMCMedia spoke with Dr. Earl Stoddard, director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, at a cooling center in Silver Spring.

The heat emergency alert in Montgomery County continues today, with the potential for the heat index values to reach 105 degrees, according to an alert. The heat index value is what the temperature feels like to a human body when humidity and air temperature are combined. Montgomery County Emergency Management warns that this type of […]

Montgomery County has issued a heat emergency alert from Sunday, July 19 at noon until Tuesday, July 21 at 6.m. Cooling centers will be open during that time. The National Weather Service has forecasted extremely high temperatures during that time. “The heat index over the next several days will be dangerous,” said Office of Emergency […]