Welcome to what is likely to be the hottest day of the year so far. The high temperature is expected to reach 104 degrees today. Hunt County is listed under moderate fire danger conditions by the Texas Forest Service.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURE...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE IN THE 105-110 RANGE ON SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...THESE HOT CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE THE DANGERS OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES AND FATALITIES. WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. LIGHT WINDS TEND TO INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS AS LESS AIR PASSING OVER YOUR BODY MAKES IT EVEN HARDER FOR YOUR BODY TO COOL ITSELF OFF NATURALLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO MEET OR EXCEED 105 DEGREES WHILE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL NOT FALL BELOW THE UPPER 70S.
BE SURE TO CHECK ON PERSONS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THE ELDERLY...AS THEY ARE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT EXHAUSTION AND
HEAT STROKE. NEVER LEAVE YOUNG CHILDREN OR PETS IN AN ENCLOSED VEHICLE...EVEN FOR A SHORT TIME...AS TEMPERATURES CAN QUICKLY RISE TO LIFE THREATENING LEVELS.
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 911.
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