USA WEATHER IN DALLAS, TX HAS ISSUED A EXTREME HEAT STATEMENT FOR FANNIN, HUNT, ROCKWALL, KAUFMAN, ELLIS, DALLAS, COLLIN, GRAYSON, COOKE, DENTON, TARRANT, JOHNSON, SOMERVELL, HOOD, PARKER, WISE, AND MONTAGUE COUNTIES UNTIL 8:00 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.
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...
A VERY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS ALL OF NORTH TEXAS RESULTING IN VERY DRY AND VERY HOT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTH TEXAS REGION THIS WEEK.
...WHAT IS IT...
EXTREME HEAT IS POSSIBLE.
...WHAT IS THE HIGEST TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE...
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES OF 104 DEGREES OR GREATER IS POSSIBLE WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 108 DEGREES OR GREATER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DFW AREA.
...WHAT IS DAYS ARE GOING TO BE MOST AFFECTED...
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
...HOW SHOULD I PREPARE...
- STAY INDOORS IN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION SUCH AS A HOME DEPOT STORE OR PUBLIC PLACE SUCH AS A LIBRARY AND AVOID GOING OUTSIDE UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. IF OUTDOORS TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE AND DRINK PLANTY OF WATER TO STAY HYDRATED. AVOID SUGERY OR ALCHOLIC BEVERAGES.
- WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING TO KEEP COOL IDEALLY WE RECOMMAND A WHITE SHIRT AS WHITE IS A COLOR THAT DEFLECTS SOLAR RADIATION THAT MAKES YOU UNCOMFORTABLY HOT WHILE OUTDOORS, WEAR SUNSCREEN OF SPF 30 OR GREATER DUE TO HIGH UV INDEX VALUES OF 6 OR GREATER THAT ACCOMPANY THESE HEAT WAVES.
- CHECK ON THE ELDERLY REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THEIR NEEDS FOR THIS HEAT WAVE IS MET AND HAVE WORKING AIR CONDITIONING. BRINGS PETS AND INFINATS INDOORS TO KEEP THEM COOL DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY AND AVOID LEAVING PETS AND INFIANTS IN THE CAR DURING HEATS WAVES AS THE CAR CAN BECOME 20 DEGREES HOTTER THEN THE OUTSIDE IN MINUETS. IF YOU NOTICE SOMEONE LEAVING AND INFIANT OR PETS IN THE CAR DURING A HEAT WAVE CALL YOUR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THEIR NON-EMERGENCY NUMBER TO REPORT IT.
- IF YOU ARE EXPERENCING ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING OR CENTRAL AC CALL A LICENSED HVAC OR HVAC-R TECH TO REPAIR THE EQUIPMENT DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR OR MESS WITH EQUIPMENT YOURSELF.
- KEEP UPDATED EMERGENCY CONTACTS ON HAND IN THE EVENT OF A HEAT RELATED MEDICAL EMERGENCY. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE IS EXPERENCING SERIOUS HEAT RELATED SYMPTOMS CALL 911 HEAT STROKE IS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
- HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE ALERTS SUCH AS WEA OR A WEATHER ALERT APP ON YOUR IOS OR ANDRIOD DEVICE, ONE WE RECOMMAND IS STORM SHIELD BY MOASIC S.R.L. WITH REALTIME LOCATION ENABLED ON YOUR DEVICE FOR MORE LOCATION ACCURATE ALERTS.
...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.
