HOUSTON – The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat advisory for the entire Houston metropolitan area, as city officials activated the Heat Emergency Public Health Plan.
This time, the authorities issued the warning for excessive heat from this Thursday at 11 a.m. until Friday at 8 p.m.
According to the National Weather Service, “dangerous heat is expected” with wind chills of up to 112 degrees Fahrenheit.
The city of Houston issued its plan given that the wind chill reached for the second day in a row this Wednesday rates above 108 degrees.
Although this Thursday it is expected that the mercury will not reach 100 degrees, with the effect of humidity it can be felt at 112 degrees, which makes it a dangerous condition.
In the past 308 days, Houston hasn’t felt temperatures above 100 degrees, but the heat will likely continue to intensify as the week progresses and Father’s Day approaches, when it’s almost a given that will be above that level.
The police car he was in shut down and was left without air conditioning in the intense heat.
If the forecasts do not change at the last minute, the mercury on the thermometer will be above 100 degrees over the weekend, so it is not ruled out that excessive heat warnings will continue to be issued for all those days, and even not be dismiss an advisory for dangerous heat.
Authorities in the Houston area have already opened centers with air conditioning for those who do not enjoy it and may have health problems in the intense heat.
Here you can see the location of the different centers arranged by the city of Houston for this purpose.
For his part, Fort Bend County set up its 12 libraries for this very purpose.
The excessive heat warning issued for Thursday and Friday covers the entire metropolitan area, unlike past ones that did not reach complete coverage.
If you want to see the extended forecast for our region you can click here.
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