Heat Advisory My Houston Weather.Net Thursday August 7, 2013 1750 The National Weather Service has extended the Heat Advisory until Friday August 9, 2013 at 9 pm for much of the Greater Houston Area. The text of the message from the National Weather Service is below. Rose URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 327 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... .HEAT INDEX VALUES MIGHT REACH DANGEROUS LEVELS FROM 105 TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. TXZ200-213-214-235>238-090430- /O.EXT.KHGX.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130810T0200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... CLEVELAND...DAYTON...EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON... HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... TOMBALL...WINNIE 327 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAT INDICES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 105 AND 110. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PM. * IMPACT...HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES COULD CAUSE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION DURING THE AFTERNOON. LIMIT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 76 AND 82...AND RECOVERY WILL BE SLOW FOR ANY INDIVIDUALS WHO REMAIN OUTDOORS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 911. EACH YEAR...A NUMBER OF FATALITIES OCCUR NATIONWIDE DUE TO CHILDREN ACCIDENTALLY BEING LEFT IN VEHICLES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. IN THE PAST DOZEN YEARS...500 CHILDREN HAVE DIED DUE TO HYPERTHERMIA AFTER BEING LEFT IN OR GAINING ACCESS TO CARS. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE NOT EVEN FOR A MINUTE. REMEMBER...BEAT THE HEAT...CHECK THE BACKSEAT.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:52:53 +0000
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