HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

LIBERTY, August 22, 2010 - SUNDAY AND MONDAY A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES EACH DAY WILL RANGE FROM 98 TO 103 DEGREES INLAND...MID 90S ALONG THE COAST. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S. THE COMBINATION OF VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 103 TO 109 DEGREES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE TAKEN TO PROTECT BOTH PEOPLE AND PETS FROM THIS EXTENDED HEAT EVENT. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IN VEHICLES.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG STORMS OVER THE EXTREME NORTHERN PORTION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG HEATING COUPLED WITH A WEAK BOUNDARY COULD TRIGGER ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS. THE THREAT FOR STRONG STORMS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM AND NORTH OF A CALDWELL TO LIVINGSTON LINE.

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