Furnace-like Conditions Bring Back Heat Advisory for Sunday & Monday

 

SAN ANGELO – Afternoon high temperatures will soar above 100 degrees again Sunday and Monday and combine with winds and humidity to create dangerously hot conditions as the near record summer heat wave continues. 

The National Weather Service office in San Angelo has issued Heat Advisories for Sunday and Monday afternoons from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m each day which will likely be extended through the week again as the summer sun is predicted to bake the area with even higher temperatures.  Expect highs Sunday and Monday near 103 degrees spread across all of West Texas.  

The Heat Advisories could be upgraded to Excessive Heat Warnings if conditions deteriorate. 

A Heat Advisory means conditions exist that increase the likelihood of heat related illnesses.  

By now, most residents are familiar with the drill; drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids take frequent breaks in the shade if possible, know the signs and symptoms of heat related illnesses, wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing, avoid exposure to the sun as much as possible and wear plenty of sunscreen if you are going to be outside in the sun for prolonged periods of time.  

Please check on vulnerable friends and neighbors and make sure all outdoor pets have plenty of shade and fresh water.  It is now illegal to chain a dog outside in Texas.

And never, ever, ever leave a child or a pet locked in a hot car.  If you think that's ok, then you shouldn't be allowed to have either. 

Meteorologists say this relentless heat wave will continue across West Texas throughout the week and will intensify so Head Advisories will be in effect most afternoons unless the temps rise even higher, in which case expect Excessive Heat Warnings to be issues.  The 100+ degree days are expected to continue through at least the end of July.  

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twr_98, Sun, 07/17/2022 - 13:26

Sure am glad that Abbott fixed the grid by allowing power companies to change your thermostat so that the grid doesn't fail.  Boy, that's freedom!

twr_98, Sun, 07/17/2022 - 14:10

Power companies are skipping maintenance to keep up with demand and power companies are allowed to change our thermostats to help keep the grid stable. 

Sure we can blame wind and solar, that is part of the problem in the heat waves, but the fact that our infrastructure and power producers don't upgrade equipment because of poor oversight by PUC, the Texas legislature, and the Governor carries more blame.  Texas hasn't put on a major power producer (and by major I mean over 2,000 MW) since Comanche Peak in 1990.  Producers have patched together several generators, but the largest output of 1,700 MW with a single generator was installed in 2001. 2016 - 2018 were the last times that 3 gas powered generators have come online accounting for about 3,000 MW of our 82,000 MW grid.

Technology has advanced so much that they should have been upgrading. You can blame Democrats and Green New Dealers all you want, but Texas is a Republican State.  Washington doesn't control Texas politics so there is no reason why Perry and Abbott shouldn't have been planning and providing oversight.  Texas Republicans have been in power since 1995 with little upgrade to our grid.  I mean come on, Texas has prided ourselves that we don't answer to Washington so who is really to blame?

My thermostat hasn't budged and it won't either. 70 degrees all day long. They can't change your temperature if it isn't a gov't thermostat with gps, wifi, and an app....

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