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WWUS74 KMAF 220743
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
243 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
TXZ047-048-052-053-221900-
/O.CON.KMAF.HT.Y.0016.260822T1800Z-260824T0000Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG SPRING, GAIL, COLORADO CITY, AND SNYDER
243 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 105 EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES
NEAR 80.
* WHERE...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS, BORDEN, AND HOWARD.
* WHEN...FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES. EXTREME HEAT
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED
ILLNESSES, PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU DON'T FEEL THIRSTY, BUT AVOID
ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE. STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON ELDERLY AND VULNERABLE RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
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 9 1 1.
LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK! DO NOT LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS IN
UNATTENDED VEHICLES FOR EVEN A MOMENT. CAR INTERIORS WILL VERY
QUICKLY REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES.
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