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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1129 PM MDT MON AUG 26 2019
...HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN
OTERO COUNTY...
.AFTER RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WARM DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH MONDAY'S RECORD HEAT, WILL POSE A RISK OF HEAT-
RELATED ILLNESS FOR HEAT SENSITIVE PEOPLE SUCH AS THE ELDERLY OR
SMALL CHILDREN. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 10
DEGREES COOLER THAN MONDAY'S HIGHS AND THERE WILL BE ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
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SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHAPARRAL, OROGRANDE,
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, CROW FLATS, DOWNTOWN EL PASO,
WEST EL PASO, UPPER VALLEY, EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO, SOCORRO,
FORT BLISS, HUECO TANKS, LOMA LINDA, CORNUDAS, DELL CITY,
SALT FLAT, SIERRA BLANCA, FABENS, FORT HANCOCK, TORNILLO,
AND INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
1129 PM MDT MON AUG 26 2019
..HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY
* TEMPERATURE...OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL DROP ONLY INTO THE UPPER
70'S.
* IMPACTS...ELDERLY PERSONS, SMALL CHILDREN, AND THOSE WITHOUT
ADEQUATE COOLING WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT RISK DUE TO THE HEAT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS, IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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.
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