Heat advisory issued for area

CHENEY – After a brief reprieve from the summer heat, high temperatures were expected to resume Tuesday and remain through the week.

The high-heat prompted a heat advisory to be issued for Whitman, Spokane and a portion of Lincoln counties, among other areas.

To the south and west, an excessive heat warning has been issued.

The warnings are in effect from noon Wednesday through 11 p.m. Friday.

According to the National Weather Service, the temperature in the West Plains area should remain in double digits, topping out at about 98 degrees on Thursday, Aug. 18.

"Hot temperatures will significant...