Heat — Northern Hidalgo County, Texas

2023-08-05 · Northern Hidalgo County, Texas

Event narrative

It is reasonable to infer that Northern Hidalgo County reached Heat Advisory criteria due to the South Texas International Airport (KEBG) reaching it the afternoon of August 5th. The South Texas International Airport AWOS station (KEBG) recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:35PM CDT and 4:55PM CDT the afternoon of August 5th.

Wider weather episode

A continuation of high heat and humidity was experienced across the region to begin August.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1118508. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.