Officials are sending warnings out to Pacific Northwest residents this weekend as temperatures in the region are expected to break records. FOX13
had the potential to bring temperatures up 20 to 30 degrees above average and that "numerous records may be broken" as daily highs approach or exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
The agency's office in Portland, Oregon, said dangerous heat would create moderate to major risk of heat-related illnesses. Multnomah County – where the hub is located – warned people to prepare their homes. "This is the first significant event … and it is early for us," Chris Voss, the county’s director of emergency management, said, according to The Associated Press. "We’re not seeing a situation where we are hearing that this is extremely dangerous.
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