...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 120.

* WHERE...Brooks, Coastal Cameron, Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Willacy, Inland Kenedy, Jim Hogg, Northern Hidalgo, Southern Hidalgo, Starr, and Zapata Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives, neighbors, workers, and the elderly.