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NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1244 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
TXZ047-048-052-053-220145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HT.Y.0016.260822T1800Z-260824T0000Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COLORADO CITY, BIG SPRING, SNYDER, AND GAIL
1244 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2026
..HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY 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 SATURDAY TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...HOT TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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