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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
125 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
TXZ250-252-353-070100-
BROOKS-STARR-NORTHERN HIDALGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FALFURRIAS, RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA,
AND SAN MANUEL
125 PM CDT WED MAY 6 2026
...HEAT INDICES ABOVE 108 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...
APPARENT, OR FEELS LIKE, TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED
TO TOP 108 DEGREES ACROSS STARR, BROOKS, AND NORTHERN HIDALGO
COUNTIES. PEAK HEAT INDICES MAY REACH 112 OR 113 DEGREES BRIEFLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WHEN PEAK DAYTIME
HEATING AND EVENING HUMIDITY RECOVERY BEGINS.
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF
THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES, NEIGHBORS, WORKERS, AND THE
ELDERLY.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS WHEN OUTSIDE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE
FITTING CLOTHING. TRY TO LIMIT EXERCISE AND STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES.
TAKE ACTION WHEN YOU SEE SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY EVENTS. DEATH IS POSSIBLE TO
UNPREPARED PEOPLE AND PETS.
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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