Heat advisory issued for Hernando County as heat index hits 108
Seniors, outdoor workers and families without reliable A/C faced the highest risk in Hernando County as a noon-to-6 p.m. advisory pushed heat index values to 108.
The National Weather Service put Inland Hernando under a heat advisory from noon to 6 p.m. June 29, with heat index values forecast as high as 108 degrees and a mostly sunny high near 96 at the Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional Airport.
A heat advisory covers daytime heat index values expected to land between 108 and 112 degrees on day 1 or possibly day 2. Maximum heat indices were forecast to climb to around 108 across the Nature Coast and stay in the 100 to 107 range through the week.
Similar alerts covered Citrus, Sumter and Levy counties across west-central Florida. Heat and humidity could drive feels-like temperatures to 110 degrees, and residents should drink plenty of fluids, stay in air-conditioned rooms, stay out of the sun and check on relatives and neighbors.
In Hernando County, the main public library at 238 Howell Ave. in Brooksville, the East Hernando Branch at 6457 Windmere Rd. and the Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library in Spring Hill were open on regular schedules, while the West Hernando Branch on Blackbird Ave. remained closed for renovations. Hernando County Emergency Management, at 18900 Cortez Blvd. in Brooksville and reachable at 352-754-4083, posted shelter information and outage-reporting links for Withlacoochee River Electric and Duke Energy. Hernando County Fire Rescue provides emergency response, fire prevention, education and medical services countywide.
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