Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:37:53 EDT http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php Information from NOAAWatch on the dangers of heat waves and excessive heat. noaawatch@noaa.gov http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html en-us noaawatch@noaa.gov http://www.noaawatch.gov/images/rss/heat.gif http://www.noaawatch.gov/ NOAA Logo http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php A Heat Advisory is in effect for the inland valleys and mountains of the through this evening. A strong ridge of high pressure is building over the West Coast and will continue to strengthen through today. A heat advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected and will create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 06:21:51 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php A Heat Advisory is in effect for the southern half of southeast Texas. The combination of abundant sunshine and upper ridging will result in temperatures from the upper 90's to around 100. Peak heat indices of between 104 and 108 degrees are likely in the afternoon across coastal or near coastal counties. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:18:46 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php Record high temperatures and increasing humidity values will generate excessive heat index values across most of deep south Texas. High temperatures Friday afternoon will range from 100 to 107 degrees and will combine with increasing humidity values to produce heat index values of 110 to 115 degrees. Heat index values around and possibly slightly above 108 degrees are expected today along the coast and just inland near Galveston. In Oregon and Washington a heat advisory is in effect for the foothills of the Blue Mountains where afternoon high temperatures will be 95 to 100 today then range between 100 and 105 degrees Friday and through the weekend. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:46:16 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php Sea-Tac Airport near Seattle, Washington broke their all-time high temperature record Wednesday, reaching 103 degrees. The old record for Sea-Tac was 100 degrees. All-time temperature records were also broken in Bellingham (96 degrees) and Vancouver, Washington (107 degrees), and tied in Olympia, Washington (104 degrees). In Oregon, Portland hit 106 degrees, a new record for the date, which was one degree shy of their all-time high temperature record of 107. Medford (109 degrees), Salem (106 degrees) and Eugene (105 degrees) also set records for the date. Excessive heat warnings continue today for the coastal areas of Washington and Oregon. There is a heat advisory for south central Washington and north central Oregon. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:53 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php A Heat Advisory remains in effect for the valleys of south central Washington, with continued hot conditions across much of the Western U.S. and south Texas. Hot temperatures are expected to return to much of Oregon and Washington and southern California this weekend and lasting into next week. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:09:35 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa,gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php Under upper ridging, hot weather will continue across the western U.S.. Inland areas of California, Oregon and Washington, and much of the Great Basin will see high temperatures in the 90s to near 100 degrees. The Desert Southwest can expect high temperatures over 110 degrees. Excessive Heat Warnings were in effect for much of the Southwest. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:20:59 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php An excessive heat warning is up through Saturday for western Arizona, southern Nevada, and southeast California where temperatures are expected to reach the 110s to near 120 with temperatures approaching 125 in Death Valley. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:55:24 EDT nancy.merckle@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/alerts/ca.html A strong high pressure system and weak winds combined to produce record breaking heat across California, with temperatures reaching as high as 103 degrees. Over 50 locations either set or tied record high temperature readings. Yesterday's reading of 98 degrees eclipsed the previous record of 93 at San Diego's Lindbergh Field which was set 110 years ago. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:07:37 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php The high temperature reached 105º in Dallas, Texas, on Monday, making it the 11th straight day of triple digit temperatures Dallas officials confirmed at least three heat-related deaths. Oklahoma City reached 106º, breaking the previous record of 105º set in 1918. Triple digit temperatures were also recorded at locations in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect today for eastern Kansas and Missouri. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:18:54 EDT carol.baldwin@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/alerts/ca.html A strong area of high pressure in the upper atmosphere has built off the central California Coast, leading to another round of record breaking heat for parts of the Southwest U.S. The heat is expected to last through much of this week. While the hot and dry conditions were contributing to the wildfire threat, the trough will add lightning to the mix to possibly exacerbate the situation. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:37:19 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/heat.php On average, more than 1,500 people in the U.S. die each year from excessive heat. This number is greater than the 30-year mean annual number of deaths due to tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:36:48 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php Hot and humid temperatures continued across the south central US yesterday. Heat advisories continue for southern Oklahoma, southern Arkansas, northwest Mississippi, northeast Texas and northern Louisiana. There is an Excessive Heat Watch for the desert southwest for Friday. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 EST carol.baldwin@noaa.gov