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Forecasters warn high temperatures to scorch eastern Kentucky through Friday

Forecasters warn high temperatures to scorch eastern Kentucky through Friday  WMKY

It’sgoingtobeaveryhotweekandLaborDayweekend.That’saccordingtotheNationalWeatherServiceinJackson.Forecasterssaidtemperatureswillreachhighsinthemid-90’s,buttheheatindiceswillbecloseto100formostofEasternKentuckythroughFriday.EdRayisaMeteorologistfortheNWS.HesaidthehottesttemperatureswillbefeltWednesdayataround98. Rayaddedthatarelativelyhighdewpointwillmakeitfeelevenhotter.Hesaidduringthisweatherthesafetyofpetsandchildrenisparamount. “Oneoftheimportantthingstorememberisyoudon’twanttoleaveyourpetsorchildreninthecar.Itdoesn’ttakeanytimeatallforheattoimpactanimalsorchildreninacar.Especiallyifthewindowsarerolledup,orevenifthey’recrackeditcanstillgetverywarminthere.Youjustwanttobeconsciousofthat,”saidRay. TheNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationreported29childrendiedlastyearfromheatstrokeincars.NHTSAofficialsaddedanyonewhoseesachildaloneinalockedcarshouldactimmediatelyandcall911. Raysaidduring