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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1230 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
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ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-INLAND KENEDY-STARR-SOUTHERN HIDALGO-
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-NORTHERN HIDALGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, FALFURRIAS, SARITA,
RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA, MCALLEN, EDINBURG, PHARR, MISSION,
WESLACO, RAYMONDVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, HARLINGEN, AND SAN MANUEL
1230 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 108 AND 111 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL
HOURS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A FEW LOCATIONS MAY
BRIEFLY EXPERIENCE HEAT INDEX VALUES ABOVE 111 DEGREES.
IF SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, WEAR LIGHT
WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM
THE HEAT. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED
IN VEHICLES.
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