By Chris Brown

Hot and potentially wet

Multiple weather warnings for the Medicine Hat area

Jul 9, 2021 | 4:48 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Parts of southeastern Alberta are under both a severe thunderstorm watch and a heat warning from Environment Canada on Friday afternoon.

That includes the Medicine Hat-Bow Island-Suffield area.

On the heat warning, Environment Canada says temperatures reaching 32 C combined with lows near 16 C are expected to continue into Sunday.

Residents of and visitors to the warned regions are advised to take the following precautions to protect themselves, their families and their neighbours:

• Consider rescheduling outdoor activities to cooler hours of the day
• Take frequent breaks from the heat, spending time in cooled indoor spaces where possible.
• Drink plenty of water and other non-alcoholic, non-caffeinated beverages to stay hydrated.
• Check for your children or pets before you exit your vehicle. Do not leave any person or pet inside a closed vehicle, for any length of time.

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Monitor for symptoms of heat stroke or heat exhaustion, such as high body temperature, lack of sweat, confusion, fainting, and unconsciousness.

Pay particular attention to individuals that can experience earlier or more severe effects from heat including infants, children, seniors, and individuals with pre-existing lung, heart, kidney, nervous system, mental health or diabetic conditions, outdoor workers, as well as those who are socially isolated.

Heat warnings are issued when very high temperature conditions are expected to pose an elevated risk of heat illnesses, such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

For more heat health advice, visit albertahealthservices.ca/news/heat.aspx.

On the thunderstorm watch, Environment Canada advises conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing large hail and heavy rain.

Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening.

Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Lightning kills and injures Canadians every year. Remember, when thunder roars, go indoors!

Severe thunderstorm watches are issued when atmospheric conditions are favourable for the development of thunderstorms that could produce one or more of the following: large hail, damaging winds, torrential rainfall.