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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
1259 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-300600-
/O.EXT.KBOX.XH.A.0001.260701T1400Z-260705T0000Z/
Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA-Eastern
Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA-Western
Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA-Western Hampden MA-
Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA-Southern Worcester MA-
Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA-Suffolk MA-Eastern
Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA-Western Plymouth MA-Eastern
Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA-Southern Plymouth MA-Northern
Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-
Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport
RI-
Including the cities of Orange, Coventry, Foster, Narragansett,
Smithfield, West Warwick, Lowell, Gloucester, Milford, Fitchburg,
Union, Northampton, Barre, West Greenwich, Springfield,
Mattapoisett, Westerly, Hartford, Fall River, Bristol, Newport,
Greenfield, Chesterfield, Charlemont, Taunton, Plymouth, Warwick,
Windsor Locks, New Bedford, Willimantic, Cambridge, Worcester,
Ayer, Framingham, Putnam, Norwood, Amherst, Foxborough,
Providence, Lawrence, East Greenwich, Quincy, Vernon, Boston,
Blandford, and Brockton
1259 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111
  possible.

* WHERE...Much of Southern New England except for Cape Cod, Martha`s
  Vineyard, Nantucket and Block Island.

* WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat and high humidity events.

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.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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Loconto

CTZ002-010300-
Hartford CT-
Including the cities of Hartford and Windsor Locks
417 PM EDT Mon Jun 29 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY...

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has issued an
Air Quality Alert Day for Ground Level Ozone, from 11 AM to 11 PM
EDT Tuesday.

An Air Quality Alert day means that Ground Level Ozone
concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards. For additional information, please visit the Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection website at:

https://portal.ct.gov/deep

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