Atlanta and a huge swath of the state are under a heat advisory for a second straight day on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Peachtree City issued the advisory to go into effect through 8 p.m. Tuesday. The advisory covers an area of Georgia from Dalton and Rome in the north, down into Athens, Atlanta, Newnan, Columbus, Macon and Dublin.
NWS forecasts heat index values over 100 degrees, with the hot temperatures and high humidity potentially causing heat illnesses.
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