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« on: June 30, 2009, 08:50:46 PM »
Special Weather Statement
Issued by The National Weather Service
Corpus Christi, TX
6:14 pm CDT, Tue., Jun. 30, 2009
... HEAT INDICES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES EXPECTED THIS EVENING...
THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND SUFFICIENTLY HIGH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 109 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT THIS EVENING GENERALLY SOUTH OF A MIDWAY... SEVEN SISTERS... LAS TIENDAS LINE. EXPECT HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THIS REGION TO FALL BELOW 105 DEGREES AFTER 800 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
AFFECTED RESIDENTS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS EVENING ARE URGED TO 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 UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.