The National Weather Service has issued an “Excessive Heat Warning,” for residents within the Fort Atkinson Online and WhitewaterWise readership area.
According to information released by the service, the warning comes with a severity level of “severe,” noting a “significant threat to life or property.”
The “weather event onset” is predicted at 1 p.m.
The service notes that the weather will bring “dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of up to 107 expected.”
The warning is in place for portions of south central and southeastern Wisconsin until 8 p.m.
The warning is followed by an “Excessive Heat Watch,” which will be in place between Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday evening.”
In Addition, the Jefferson County Emergency Management Office has released a list of cooling shelters within the county for those in need of relief from the heat.
The locations are as follow:
Dwight Foster Library
920-563-7790
209 Merchants Ave.
Fort Atkinson
Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Watertown Public Library
920-262-4090
100 S. Water St.
Watertown
Mondays through Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Sundays, noon to 4 p.m.
Metroflex Gym
Lobby open
920-220-1140
1417 Industrial Ave. (across from police station)
Jefferson
Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays through Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
LD Fargo Public Library
920-648-2166
120 E. Madison St.
Lake Mills
Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Karl Junginger Memorial Library
920-478-3344
625 N. Monroe St.
Waterloo
Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fort Atkinson Senior Center
920-397-9913
307 Robert St.
Fort Atkinson
Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Johnson Creek Public Library
920-699-3741
125 Lincoln St.
Johnson Creek
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to noon
Jefferson Public Library
920-674-7733
321 S. Main St.
Jefferson
Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(After Labor Day: Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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