Numerous Power Outages Reported In Montgomery County Tuesday

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — Around a hundred Montgomery County households and businesses are without power Tuesday as scorching temperatures continue to linger.

According to Pepco's outage map, the outages are mainly around Germantown, Chevy Chase Village and Montgomery Village.

In Alexandria, Va., over 6,000 residents are without power.

The outages occurred as Montgomery County is under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service. High temperatures will be around 97 with a heat index as high as 109, in part due to high humidity.

The heat advisory is in effect from noon to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3, for Baltimore City and these counties in central Maryland: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's. The District of Columbia is also included.

It is the third consecutive day the area is under a heat advisory.

Residents are asked to check on elderly friends, relatives and neighbors who may be isolated, to ensure they are not showing signs of heat-related illnesses.

The following precautions provided by the county will help residents remain safe and more comfortable during excessive heat days:

• Stay indoors, whenever possible. Visit nearby air conditioned buildings in your community, if your home is not air-conditioned. In addition to County facilities, residents can visit shopping malls, movie theaters and museums. A hyperthermia plan for homeless shelters has been activated and Progress Place in downtown Silver Spring is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. for all homeless individuals.
• Be careful to avoid strenuous activities that can result in overexposure to the sun, such as sports and gardening. If you must do a strenuous activity, do it during the coolest part of the day, which is usually in the morning before 9 a.m.
• Drink plenty of water. Dehydration, cramps, exhaustion or heat stroke can result from not drinking enough fluids. Water is the safest liquid to drink.
• Avoid drinks containing alcohol or caffeine.
• When outdoors, wear proper protection from the sun. Light-colored clothing, a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen protection are strongly recommended.
• Never leave pets, young children, or the elderly in a vehicle for ANY amount of time, even with the window open, because the temperature inside parked cars can reach 130 degrees in only a few minutes.
• Monitor those at high risk. Those at greatest risk of heat-related illness include: infants and children up to four years of age; individuals 65 years of age and older; individuals who are ill or on certain medications; and individuals who are overweight.

For restoration updates or to report an outage, visit Pepco's website or call 1-877-737-2662. You can also download their mobile app.

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