Texas toast: Heat crushed records Saturday and will swell northward
Source: Washington Post
Texas toast: Heat crushed records Saturday and will swell northward
Much of the central U.S. faces an extended May heat wave in the coming week
By Jason Samenow
Today at 11:54 a.m. EDT
Temperatures as high as 112 degrees shattered records in Texas on Saturday, setting off a prolonged heat wave that will expand through much of the central United States.
Parts of Texas could see record-challenging heat in the next six days while record highs near 90 degrees could expand as far north as the Great Lakes by Thursday.
It’s the first heat wave of 2022 in the Lower 48 states, at a time when people aren’t yet acclimated to hot weather, increasing the risk of heat-related illness. The National Weather Service has issued heat advisories for portions of Central and South Texas on Sunday. They will probably need to be reissued and extended northward and eastward over the coming days.
“If you have outdoor plans, be sure to practice heat safety and stay hydrated,” the Weather Service office serving Austin and San Antonio tweeted early Sunday.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2022/05/08/texas-record-heat-midwest/
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