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Yep, It’s Hot

| July 18, 2016 @ 6:59 am

Looks like we will have the hottest weather so far this summer across Alabama later this week, with highs in the 97-100 degree range by Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Meaning, you will also see some of the TV people getting that horrified look on their face, asking you to tune in for “heat tips” on the news. They will tell you to…

*Go into an air conditioned room
*Drink water
*Get out of the sun during the hottest part of the day

Now I believe every person in Alabama actually has the intelligence to know these three things without some blow dried person on TV telling them.

I do my best not to insult people with these idiotic “heat tips”. Let’s get real. It has always been hot in Alabama, and it will always be hot. Hottest day on record in the state came on September 5, 1925, when the temperature soared to 112 degrees at Centreville. No air conditioning back then, but I assure you people in Alabama knew to “drink water” and “get out of the sun during the hottest part of the day”.

There are issues, however. Leaving babies in car seats on these scorching days is happening all too often. Give yourself reminders. Keep telling yourself, out loud, to remember the child. And give yourself visual cues. For example, place your briefcase beside your child so you must grab it before going to work, and will see your child. Or put your diaper bag on the seat next to you, so that you’re reminded that you have the child with you. (via WebMD)

And, heat stroke is a very real thing for people that have to work outdoors.

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The heat coming week is not “record heat” or anything really unusual for late July in Alabama… let’s use our common sense and we will be just fine…

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James Spann is one of the most recognized and trusted television meteorologists in the industry. He holds the AMS CCM designation and television seals from the AMS and NWA. He is a past winner of the Broadcast Meteorologist of the Year from both professional organizations.

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