Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
1205 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 1986

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TO CONTINUE...

TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN REACH 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER OVER MUCH OF THE
INTERIOR OF SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON.  NEAR THE COAST READINGS WILL
REACH ONLY INTO THE 90S BUT WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES CONDITIONS WILL FEEL
JUST AS UNCOMFORTABLE.

THE CAUSE OF THIS VERY HOT WEATHER IS RELATED TO A LARGE WARM CELL OF
HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDING INTO TEXAS FROM NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO.  NO
CHANGE IN THIS HIGH PRESSURE PATTERN IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

PERSONS WORKING OUT OF DOORS..THOSE LIVING IN UNAIRCONDITIONED SPACES
...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE IN POOR HEALTH SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR
THIS PERIOD OF EXTREME HEAT.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANTONIO TX
230 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 1986

...VERY HOT TEMPERATURE READINGS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO NEAR 100 OR HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON OVER
MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ADDING TO THE
HEAT DISCOMFORT.  THE HEAT INDEX READINGS OVER SOUTH TEXAS HAVE
RISEN TO 105 OR HIGHER OVER MANY SECTIONS AND EVEN ABOVE 110 OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE HOT TEMPERATURES SERIOUSLY FOR
THE REMAINDER OF TODAY.  WINDS ARE QUITE LIGHT AND MANY BUILDINGS
WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING WILL LACK VENTILATION.  SOME SAFETY TIPS
TO REMEMBER DURING HIGH HEAT INDEX PERIODS.

1. SLOW DOWN.  STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE REDUCED OR RESCHEDULED
TO COOLER TIMES OF THE DAY.

2. DRESS IN LIGHTWEIGHT LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING.  THIS WILL HELP YOU
BODY MAINTAIN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

3. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS.  YOUR BODY
NEEDS WATER TO KEEP COOL.  DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU
DON'T FEEL THIRSTY.  PERSONS WHO HAVE EPILEPSY..HEART..KIDNEY..OR
LIVER DISEASE..ARE ON FLUID RESTRICTIVE DIETS.. OR HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH FLUID RETENTION SHOULD CONSULT A PHYSICIAN BEFORE INCREASING
THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FLUIDS.

4.  DON'T GET TOO MUCH SUN.  SUNBURN MAKES THE JOB OF HEAT
DISSIPATION THAT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

SEVERAL MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES ABOVE 100 DEGREES TODAY WILL MAKE
UNAIRCONDITIONED HOMES AND BUILDINGS DANGEROUS TO THOSE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
TO HEAT STRESS..PARTICULARLY THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WHO ARE ILL.  IF
YOU HAVE A FRIEND..RELATIVE..OR NEIGHBOR WHO YOU SUSPECT MAY BE
BE CONFINED TO A HOT UNVENTILATED AREA..IT WOULDT BE WISE TO CHECK WITH
THEM FREQUENTLY..OR BETTER YET MOVE THEM TO A COOLER PLACE.

ALSO..DON'T FORGET YOUR PETS.  THEY NEED PLENTY OF WATER AND A SHADY
PLACE TO STAY.