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 Heat Advisories have been issued from Texas eastward across parts of the Gulf Coast and Deep South. Heat advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings are also in effect for this weekend across parts of interior sections of the San Francisco Bay area. A Heat Advisory means that a period of hot temperatures is expected. The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to create a situation in which heat illnesses are possible. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:43:49 EDT ronald.c.jones@noaa.gov http://www.weather.gov/largemap.php Record high temperatures were set Wednesday in parts of Michigan and Texas. Oppressive heat is expected to continue today across the southern and central Plains, central Mississippi Valley into the South and Southeast. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:20:24 EDT carol.baldwin@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