Weather service lowers heat advisory, warning criteria for mountain counties
It's not yet summertime in Virginia, but people fall ill to heat each year as soon as May, state data shows. As of Monday, health care providers in...
It's not yet summertime in Virginia, but people fall ill to heat each year as soon as May, state data shows. As of Monday, health care providers in the Roanoke Valley have treated five people for heat-related illness so far this month, according to Virginia Department of Health data. Heat-related illness ranges from mild cramping to potentially deadly heat stroke. Between May and September last year, more than 2,900 people visited emergency departments and urgent care centers in Virginia for heat-related illness, the data shows.