USA Weather — Dallas, TX LFO
USA WEATHER IN DALLAS, TX HAS ISSUED A HEAT STATEMENT FOR RAINS, VAN ZANDT, SMITH, WOOD, GREGG, UPSHUR, CAMP, MORRIS, TITUS, FRANKLIN, HOPKINS, DELTA, RED RIVER, LAMAR, FANNIN, HUNT, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, ELLIS, DALLAS, COLLIN, GRAYSON, COOKE, DENTON, TARRANT, JOHNSON, SOMERVELL, HOOD, PARKER, WISE, AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES UNTIL 12:00 AM CDT TODAY.
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF IRVING, PLANO, FRISCO, GARLAND, GRAND PRAIRIE, MCKINNEY, DALLAS, ARLINGTON, AND FORT WORTH. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF THESE COUNTIES.
DISCUSSION...
...WHAT IS IT...
ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DFW AREA AND ALL OF NORTH TEXAS WITH ABOVE NORMAL HEAT INDEX VALUES ALSO POSSIBLE.
...WHAT IS THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE TEMPERATURES...
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES GREATER THEN 98 DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES GREATER THEN 103 DEGREES ACROSS THE DFW AREA AND ALL OF NORTH TEXAS.
...WHEN COULD THIS HAPPEN...
NOW THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY, JULY 4TH.
...HOW SHOULD I PREPARE...
HAVE A LOCATION WITH WORKING AIR CONDITIONING TO KEEP COOL, WHERE LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING PREFERABLY A WHITE COLORED SHIRT ON DAYS ABOVE 93 DEGREES, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER EVEN WHEN OUTSIDE AND AVOID SUGARY OR ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES, AVOID GOING OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE AND STAY INSIDE. IF OUTDOORS TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN A SHADED AREA AND AVOID STANDING OUT IN THE SUN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, HAVE EMERGENCY CONTACTS TO CALL IN THE EVEN OF A HEAT RELATED MEDICAL EMERGENCY, HAVE A WAY TO GET WEATHER ALERTS SUCH AS WEA OR WE RECOMMAND STORM SHELD BY MOSAIC S.R.L. WITH REALTIME LOCATION ENABLED FOR MORE ACCURATE ALERTS AND WITH ALL ALERT TYPES ENABLED.
...DISCLAIMER...
USA WEATHER, INC., ISSUES THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR EDUCATIONAL, ENTERTAINMENT, AND INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. PERSON(S) SHOULD USE THIS INFORMATION SOLELY AS A SECOND SOURCE AND NOT AS AN OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR WEATHER INFORMATION, AS THE DATA PROVIDED IN THESE PRODUCTS MAY OR MAY NOT BE BACKED BY SOUND METEOROLOGICAL DATA. WE URGE YOU TO NOT MAKE POTENTIALLY LIFE-ALTERING DECISIONS BASED ON THIS INFORMATION AND WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBPAGE FOR OFFICIAL WEATHER DATA AND INFORMATION.