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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
410 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

TXZ015-020-082100-
COLLINGSWORTH-WHEELER-
410 AM CDT MON AUG 8 2011

...HOT WEATHER AGAIN TODAY...

AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND 107 DEGREES
ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES
MAY APPROACH OR BRIEFLY EXCEED 105 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.

THESE TEMPERATURES ARE CONSIDERED AT THE LEVEL WHERE MANY PEOPLE
BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME DISCOMFORT OR PHYSICAL STRESS.
REMEMBER...THE TEMPERATURE IS MEASURED UNDER SHADY CONDITIONS...AND
DIRECT EXPOSURE TO SUNSHINE CAN INCREASE THE WAY THE TEMPERATURE
FEELS BY AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES.

ON AVERAGE...HEAT KILLS MORE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES THAN
TORNADOES AND LIGHTNING COMBINED. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES TODAY...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT OR STRENUOUS
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. AVOID
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AS THEY WILL INCREASE THE RATE OF WATER LOSS IN
YOUR BODY...INCREASING THE RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.
WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED...AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. USE A
HAT TO SHIELD YOURSELF FROM THE SUN AND APPLY SUNBLOCK TO REDUCE
SUNBURN. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN VEHICLES...EVEN IF THE
WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A VEHICLE CAN CLIMB
TO 150 DEGREES OR MORE IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. ENSURE OUTDOOR PETS
HAVE ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER AND A SHADY PLACE TO REST.

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JOHNSON