Heat advisory issued for Twin Cities area

Article by: Star Tribune
Updated: June 23, 2009 - 5:41 AM

Tyler Fingal, 9, of St. Francis cooled off at Bunker Beach water park in Coon Rapids. Today will be another good day to be near or in or under water: It could feel as hot as 105 in the Twin Cities, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for Tuesday.

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The National Weather Service office in Chahassen has issued a heat advisory for Hennepin and Ramsey Counties that is scheduled to be in effect from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. today.

The heat index is expected to reach 95 by late this morning and rise as high as 100 to 105 degrees during the afternoon.

Temperatures are expected to be in the mid to upper 90s.

For more information from the National Weather Service, click here.

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