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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
952 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2026
TXZ418-419-423-424-040500-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HT.Y.0008.260804T1800Z-260805T0300Z/
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-RIO GRANDE
VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-RIO GRANDE
VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TORNILLO, UPPER VALLEY, INDIAN HOT
SPRINGS, FABENS, EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO, WEST EL PASO,
SOCORRO, FORT BLISS, DOWNTOWN EL PASO, AND FORT HANCOCK
952 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES UP TO 106 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...MOST OF EL PASO COUNTY AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF
HUDSPETH COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON 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.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EPZ
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