Important Takeaways:
- Sweltering temperatures bring misery to large portion of central US, setting heat records
- Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central U.S., causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes.
- Record high temperatures were recorded in Texas and other states. People were told to chug extra water while mowing lawns or exercising outdoors, and to check on neighbors to ensure air conditioning is available. The extreme heat prompted Texas’ electric power grid manager to ask residents to voluntary conserve power for three hours on Sunday night.
- The Dallas-Fort Worth area was expected to reach 110 F (43.3 C) Sunday after hitting 108 F (42.2 C) Saturday,
- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, on Sunday asked the state’s 30 million residents to voluntarily reduce power use from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. CDT because of “extreme temperatures, continued high demand and unexpected loss of thermal generation.”
- The entire globe has simmered to record heat both in June and July. And if that’s not enough, smoke from wildfires, floods and droughts have caused problems globally.
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- September sizzle: Record-challenging heat wave to scorch central US
- As the official start of fall approaches, temperatures will throttle up to levels more typical of the middle of summer and challenge numerous record highs across the nation’s midsection.
- A heat dome, will continue to slowly build over the central Plains over the next several days.
- “In some locations, temperatures could surge to 20 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit above normal.”
- Triple digits across much of Kansas, as well as parts of Nebraska, Missouri and Oklahoma.
- Some of the hottest conditions are expected in Memphis, Tennessee, where record-challenging temperatures around 100 are anticipated
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Revelation 16:9 “They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.”
Important Takeaways:
- Heat dome to keep the Central US sweltering throughout the week
- A tremendous dome of heat will continue to spin over the central U.S. this week like a giant wheel with the most persistent extreme temperatures centered over the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley region.
- A surge of 100-degree warmth will shift from the Dakotas to Minnesota and northern Wisconsin
- Bismarck, North Dakota, hit 100 Sunday and smashed the old record of 97 set during the Depression Era in 1933.
- Fargo, North Dakota, tied its record of 101 Sunday, which was also set in 1933.
- The second dangerous surge of heat in as many weeks will build as the week progresses with the worst levels of both heat and humidity
- Even Gulf Coast cities such as New Orleans could record a 5- to 10-degree spike in high temperatures.
- In downtown Kansas City, Missouri, the 11-day period from June 9 to June 19 saw seven record highs set range from 97 to 104 degrees in the city.
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