Excessive Heat Warning issued August 15 at 1:56PM MST until August 16 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

* WHERE…Northwest Pinal County, Apache Junction/Gold Canyon,West Pinal County and Sonoran Desert National Monument.
* IMPACTS…Overexposure can cause heat cramps and heatexhaustion to develop and, without intervention, can lead toheat stroke.
* THREAT…High HeatRisk. Afternoon temperatures 103 to 115.Overnight lows in the lower 80s.An Excessive Heat Warning means that a period of very hottemperatures, even by local standards, will occur. Actions shouldbe taken to lessen the im