Tuesday, July 29

a special weather statement.

today's 'severe weather alert' from weather.com:

...TEMPERATURES HEATING UP ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...

THE TEMPERATURE IS EXPECTED TO REACH INTO THE MIDDLE 90S THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS A GOOD PART OF THE MID STATE. THIS IS A 6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS SUMMER IN NASHVILLE HAS BEEN 97 DEGREES BACK ON JULY 21ST. SO FAR THIS MONTH... TEMPERATURES HAVE MANAGED TO AVERAGE JUST ABOUT NORMAL FOR JULY. RAINFALL HAS TOTALED NEARLY 4 INCHES THIS MONTH...WHICH IS ABOUT A HALF INCH ABOVE NORMAL.

WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES REACHING INTO THE MIDDLE 90S...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 100.

REMEMBER TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS DURING THE HOTTEST TIMES OF THE DAY AND...TO WEAR LIGHT COLORED... LOOSE FITTING...CLOTHING... AND USE SUNSCREEN TO PREVENT SUNBURN.

TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY WILL BACK OFF A FEW DEGREES WITH AN INCREASE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.


i want to kiss the man who created air conditioning. 

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