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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
133 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

...NWS WFO Lubbock to change criteria for Heat Advisories and
Excessive Heat Warnings...

Effective on May 1st, 2024, the criteria for Heat Advisories for
the counties of the far Southeast Texas Panhandle and the Rolling
Plains in our County Warning Area will change from 110 degrees to
105 degrees for temperature and/or heat index values. In
addition, the criteria for Excessive Heat Warnings for this area
will change from 115 degrees to 110 degrees for temperature and/or
heat index values. The counties affected by this change are:
Hall, Childress, Motley, Cottle, Dickens, King, Kent, and
Stonewall. The criteria for our Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat
Warnings for our counties on the Caprock will remain unchanged and
after the change the heat product criteria will be the same for
all 24 counties of our County Warning Area.

The changes to the Heat Advisory criteria and the Excessive Heat
Warning criteria will better reflect heat impacts across the
region. In addition, these changes will improve collaboration and
consistency with our neighboring NWS offices in the state of
Texas and Oklahoma.

As a reminder, a Heat Advisory is issued when the maximum
temperature and/or heat index value is expected to reach criteria
for one day or more, and/or when there is an elevated risk of heat
related illnesses to those sensitive to the heat.

An Excessive Heat Warning is issued when the maximum temperature
and/or heat index value is expected to reach criteria for one day
or more, and/or there is a significant risk of heat related
illnesses to all of the population.

For questions or comments regarding this change, please contact
Justin Weaver, Meteorologist-in-Charge, or Marissa Pazos, Warning
Coordination Meteorologist, at 806-412-4346.

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