STORM2K

It is just awful... terrible... and sweltering here. Tomorrow and Monday expected to be warmer. Worst heat wave in 5 years according to the NWS. They finally put out this:

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1105 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL CENTRAL ALABAMA COUNTIES
THROUGH SUNDAY...

.THE HEAT INDEX IS A MEASURE OF HOW HOT IT FEELS WHEN THE EFFECTS OF
HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED WITH THE TEMPERATURE. A HEAT INDEX OF 105
DEGREES IS CONSIDERED THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE
EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS. THESE AILMENTS ARE ONLY
COMPOUNDED WHEN SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE MET OVER CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THE
HEAT INDEX IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND DIRECT EXPOSURE
TO SUNLIGHT CAN INCREASE THE HEAT INDEX AS MUCH AS 15 DEGREES.

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AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
1105 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA THROUGH
SUNDAY. COMBINED HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT AND TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO
UPPER 90S...WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS AROUND 110 DEGREES TODAY
AND SUNDAY. URBAN AND MORE DENSELY POPULATED AREAS WILL LIKELY BE A
FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE...AND RETAIN HEAT
LONGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY...REMEMBER TO
WEAR LOOSE...LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN A SHADED...WELL VENTILATED AREA. CHILDREN...
THE ELDERLY...AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS...ARE ESPECIALLY
VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. FRIENDS...NEIGHBORS...AND RELATIVES SHOULD
CHECK ON THOSE AT RISK...AND REMIND THEM OF HOT WEATHER SAFETY
TIPS. ALSO...BE SURE TO PROVIDE YOUR OUTDOOR PETS WITH FRESH WATER
AND CHANGE IT FREQUENTLY.

We have a heat advisory here until tomorrow night. It's just plain nasty outside. My dog does not like to be outside. She rebels by lying in the grass when I take her out to potty.

Kristi

simplykristi wrote:We have a heat advisory here until tomorrow night. It's just plain nasty outside. My dog does not like to be outside. She rebels by lying in the grass when I take her out to potty.

Kristi

Heat advisories all OVER the place.. http://www.storm2k.nhcwx.com/hw3.php?fo ... x480&key=0

Upper 90s for the third straight day, and not a drop of rain. I think heat advisories are going to go out for my area Sun, Mon, and Tues, as temps will be in the upper 90s and the lows may not get below 80 degrees.

I am sick of this heat. Bring on fall!

Sorry, no sympathies from here as we've been going through this since mid June-except with ACTUAL temperatures of 110-120F and recently with the dewpoints going up (75F dews in TUS/PHX/YUM this morning) the HI's have been on the high side (117-119F the past three days in YUM). The difference between humid heat and "dry" heat is that the former boils you and the latter microwaves you which means you die faster in dry heat.

Steve

Aslkahuna wrote:Sorry, no sympathies from here as we've been going through this since mid June-except with ACTUAL temperatures of 110-120F and recently with the dewpoints going up (75F dews in TUS/PHX/YUM this morning) the HI's have been on the high side (117-119F the past three days in YUM). The difference between humid heat and "dry" heat is that the former boils you and the latter microwaves you which means you die faster in dry heat.

Steve

Yeah... the media reports sound like it's been pretty deadly out there. We at least have had these afternoon storms(except today) to cool certain people off.

Yea it hot, but I remember the 130 degree heat index here on the Mississippi coast a few years ago. Dew point was like 84......MGC

It's just downright hot in many parts of the country. I noticed that Grand Junction CO hit its all time high two days ago. I have relatives, including my grandma, who live there.

Kristi

been hot in the northeast too

90 for the 6th day in a row here but it's going to break sunday along with the humidity

I have a T-Shirt that says Arizona-It's a Dry Heat, like an oven set on 450°.

Steve

We're actually over our average July rainfall here in Houston. Thank God. After last month.

Several places in Iowa and MN had dewpoints in the low 80's today. Morris, MN had 82.4F DP ... Insane.

Chicago has their cooling shelters open... you would be amazed just how many people do not have or cannot afford AC. There is financial assistance for these type of situations, but in Chicago trying to get the help is very SOOO difficult compared to other parts of the country.

Personally I know a couple of neighbors that don't have AC and and are elderly. I invited them to come over to my house if they need to cool off. I know they won't go to the shelters but hoping they will take me up on the offer. We may not know each other well.. but there's times you have to put that aside.

If anyone knows of someone close by without AC please extend the offer too. I know it's hard sometimes to invite those we don't know well over.. but you never know it could be the start to a new friendship on top of being a very kind thing to do!

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR CONDITIONING ON SUNDAY...TRY TO SEEK
ACCESS TO YOUR COMMUNITY'S COOLING SHELTERS OR ANY OTHER AIR
CONDITIONED BUILDING. IN CHICAGO...CALL 3 1 1 FOR THE LOCATION OF
THE NEAREST COOLING SHELTER.