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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
342 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004
TXZ118-119-252200-
DALLAS TX-TARRANT TX-
342 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2004
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOR TARRANT AND
DALLAS COUNTY...
HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH TEXAS TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 108
DEGREES AND OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY COOLING INTO THE UPPER
70S.
CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK.
STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHES, AND IF POSSIBLE,
SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACES.