Funnel Cloud in Texas, July 26, 2001

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
950 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001

SURROUNDING 12Z SOUNDINGS INDICATE RICH MOISTURE FIELD JUST E OF CWFA
W/KLCH PWS AT 2.44 INCHES. 850 MB DEWPOINTS ABOUT 16 DEG C ALONG/NEAR
SABINE RIVER. UPPER LEVEL FEATURES CONTINUE TO INDICATE SHEAR ZONE
FROM SE LA TO TN. SURFACE DEWPOINTS MID 70S ACROSS CWFA THIS MORNING
W/UPPER 70S JUST SW OF REGION. LAST SEVERAL DAYS NW ZONES CONTINUE TO
SURPASS MOS MAX TEMPS NUMBERS. WILL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS.
OTHERWISE...NO CHANGE FOR THE REST OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PACKAGE.

.HGX...NONE.

37/46/39

CLL BB 099/075 098/074 098 213
IAH TB 094/074 094/074 094 424
GLS WB 090/080 090/080 090 435

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-271200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
945 AM CDT THU JUL 26 2001

...HEAT AND HUMIDITY TO CONTINUE...

TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS HAVE BEEN A BIT ABOVE NORMAL IN
SPOTS FOR THE LAST WEEK OR SO. COLLEGE STATION HAS REACHED OR EXCEEDED
100 DEGREES FOR THE LAST 6 DAYS. THE NORMAL HIGH FOR LATE JULY IS 95.
DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES IN HOUSTON HAVE BEEN IN THE MID AND UPPER
90S SINCE LAST FRIDAY. THE NORMAL HIGH IN HOUSTON IS 93. THE HEAT...
COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY...MAKES IT FEEL EVEN WARMER.

LOOK FOR MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES TO CONTINUE IN THE 100 TO 108 RANGE
DURING THE WARMEST PART OF THE AFTERNOON FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

HEAT AND HUMIDITY IN THE SUMMER IS NOT UNUSUAL IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
HOWEVER...EVEN NORMAL SUMMER TEMPERATURES CAN STILL PROVE DEADLY FOR
PEOPLE AT RISK. HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SICK
...ELDERLY...OR IF YOU OVEREXERT YOURSELF.

YOU CAN AVOID THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESS BY DOING THE
FOLLOWING...

AVOID THE HEAT IF POSSIBLE...REMAIN IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED AREA. PLAN
OUTDOOR WORK AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE
EVENING HOURS. IF YOU FEEL FATIGUED...REST IN A COOL AREA...OR SEEK
SHADE. DO NOT IGNORE THE SIGNALS YOUR BODY GIVES YOU DURING HEAT
STRESS.

WEAR LIGHT COLORED LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. NATURAL FABRICS LIKE COTTON
ARE BEST. SUNSCREEN AND A LIGHT COLORED HAT ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED IF
YOU WILL BE OUT IN THE SUN.

REMAIN HYDRATED BY DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS...EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL
THIRSTY. AVOID DRINKS WITH ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE...FOR BOTH TEND TO
INCREASE DEHYDRATION.

PROVIDE SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER FOR PETS. NEVER LEAVE PETS IN
VEHICLES...EVEN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

PERIODICALLY CHECK ON NEIGHBORS THAT LACK AIR CONDITIONING...
ESPECIALLY SENIOR CITIZENS. MOST HEAT RELATED DEATHS INVOLVE THE
ELDERLY. VERY YOUNG CHILDREN AND THOSE WITH ILLNESS ARE ALSO
VULNERABLE TO HEAT-RELATED PROBLEMS.

SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION INCLUDE DIZZINESS...NAUSEA...AND LOSS OF
COLOR. SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR ANYONE SUFFERING 9FROM
HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT STROKE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND UPDATES.