Weather Alerts For Linkwood, MD

# HEADLINE -------------------- EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 111 possible. WHERE Portions of southeast Maryland and east central and eastern Virginia. WHEN From Thursday morning through Friday evening. IMPACTS Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. ISSUED AT Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 4:01 AM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Wakefield VA HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Eastern King William, Richmond, Dorchester, Eastern Essex, Eastern King and Queen, Inland Worcester, Lancaster, Middlesex, Northumberland, Somerset, Western Essex, Western King and Queen, Western King William, Westmoreland, Wicomico