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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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