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Excessive Heat Warning Continues Through Saturday Night in Mercer County

The National Weather Service (NWS) has extended its Excessive Heat Warning for Mercer County through 8 p.m. Saturday.

The week began with a heat index above 100 degrees that necessitated a warning through Wednesday evening. On Thursday morning,the NWS extended the warning through Saturday night.

The heat index value is expected to be between 100 and 105, with the index value being about 105 on Friday. High heat indices are expected between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day.

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NWS predicts temperatures will be in the 90s during the day and the 80s overnight.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Saturday night, leading to cooler temperatures on Sunday.

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Conditions will be dangerous for those working outside or living in non-air conditioned homes. Young children and adults over 50 are expected to be adversely impacted, and leaving anyone in non-air conditioned cars, including children and pets, can be fatal, the NWS warns.

NWS advises residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, stay in air conditioned rooms and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Those who must work outside are advised to do so in the early morning or evening hours, wear light weight and loose fitting clothing, drink plenty of water and be aware of the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. It also advises scheduling frequent rest periods in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should move to a cooler location, and anyone suffering heat stroke should call 911.

Additionally, Mercer County offers designated Summer Cooling Sites at all municipal senior centers and the nine county library locations. 

The senior centers are open Monday-Friday, and individuals must call specific locations for hours of operation.

Library branches are closed on Sundays, and are located as follows: 

Ewing, 61 Scotch Road, Ewing; 

Hickory Corner, 138 Hickory Corner Road, East Windsor; 

Hightstown, 114 Franklin Street, on the corner of Franklin and Main, in Hightstown; 

Hollowbrook, 320 Hollowbrook Drive, Trenton; 

Hopewell, 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington; 

Lawrence, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville; 

Robbinsville, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road, Robbinsville; 

Twin Rivers, 276 Abbington Drive, East Windsor; and 

West Windsor, 333 North Post Road, Princeton Junction.

The following municipal senior centers are cooling sites: Hamilton, Ewing, Hopewell Valley, Jennye Stubblefield, Lawrence Township, Monsignor Lipinski, Princeton Senior Resource Center, Reading, Sam Naples and Robbinsville Township.

For more information or to contact your local cooling site, please call the Mercer County Office on Aging at (877) 222-3737.

Mercer County also offers a "Warmline" through the Office on Aging.

During daytime hours, residents can call (609) 989-6661 or toll-free (877) 222-3737 for assistance in coping with the heat. During non-business hours, residents are encouraged to call 911 if they experience heat-related problems. 


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