Another day of record-setting high temperatures hit the Dallas/Fort Worth area on Saturday before a slight cooling stream moved into the area, according to the National Weather Service, as heat warnings stretched from the Gulf Coast to the US Southeast and upper Mid-South.
Temperatures in the area reached 110 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking by four degrees the previous record for this date set in 2011, according to the National Weather Service.
The heat dome that has been hitting the state since June is expected to move out of the area soon, according to weather service meteorologist Ted Ryan.
An excessive heat warning is in effect for much of eastern Texas, most of Louisiana and Mississippi and parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and the Florida Panhandle.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, has asked the state’s 30 million residents five times this summer to voluntarily reduce power use as high temperatures create high demand for electricity.
ERCOT has reached record peak demand for power 10 times since June, according to its website.
An extreme heat warning is in effect for much of eastern Texas, most of Louisiana and Mississippi and parts of Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and the Florida Panhandle.REUTERS
A historic heat wave reached parts of Mississippi and Louisiana as well.
Peak heat index readings of 119 degrees F and 120 degrees F are expected across the entire region.
In Mississippi, the city of Jackson remains under an excessive heat warning as temperatures are expected to peak Saturday at 103 degrees F.
City officials say the high temperatures are putting a strain on the city’s water system as an additional four million gallons of water are sent through the system each day.
Austin, Texas experienced heat of 114 on Friday afternoon.AP
JXN Water is asking residents to reduce their water consumption to help conserve it.
Meanwhile, in Louisiana the entire state is under an excessive heat warning and burn ban as critical fire weather conditions continue.
“This is the hottest summer we’ve ever had on record,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby in Louisiana.
As of Friday, the area had a heat index reading — what the temperature is — above 105 degrees F for 55 days, since June 1, Grigsby said.
An Arlington police officer cools off with a wet towel while directing traffic on Aug. 19.AP
A child rests his head on a portable fan to cool off during a youth baseball game in Ruston, Louisiana on August 9, 2023.AP
For the Dallas area, which had nine record high temperatures prior to Saturday, slightly cooler temperatures are expected.
“There’s going to be a front coming down here, the high is only going to be 103 degrees (Sunday),” Ryan said with a laugh. “But highs Monday and Tuesday will be in the mid-90s, which is about normal … 95 will feel good enough for most of us.”
Ryan said highs above 100 likely won’t end with temperatures possibly reaching above that level in September.
Ryan said highs above 100 likely won’t end with temperatures likely to reach above that level in September.REUTERS
Grigsby said temporary relief is also on the horizon in neighboring Louisiana.
“We’re going to see cold conditions across the region” as tropical low pressure heads toward Florida, Grigsby said. “That will push temperatures of 100 to 105 degrees into the more typical temperatures we’re used to seeing in August, into the lower 90s.”
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