Thunderstorms and Big Heat Wave on the Way!

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE!!!! WE HOPE THAT EVERYONE IS STAYING COOL DURING THIS HEAT AND HUMIDITY. TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S IN MOST SPOTS AS OF 12 NOON, BUT WITH THE HUMIDITY, IT ACTUALLY FEELS LIKE WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S TO EVEN 100 DEG. AT LEAST WE HAVE SUN AND CLOUDS AT THIS TIME, BUT ENJOY IT NOW SINCE WE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FROM CANADA. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SAME FRONT THAT BROUGHT THE THUNDERSTORMS TO CANADA THAT RESULTED IN THE STAGE COLLAPSE, INJURING SEVERAL PEOPLE AND 1 SERIOUSLY. FORTUNATELY, WE ARE NOT EXPECTING AN IMPACT QUITE LIKE THAT, BUT EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. AS THESE STORMS HAPPEN, WE WILL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU POSTED. OTHER THAN THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBILITY, WE ALSO HAVE AIR QUALITY ALERTS ISSUED FOR AREAS DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY DECREASING OUR AIR QUALITY, WHICH IS AT A CODE ORANGE WHICH MEANS THAT IT IS UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS AND THAT OZONE IS THE PRIMARY POLLUTANT. 


NOW ON TO THE IMPENDING HEAT WAVE....AS YOU SEE ON THE MAP BELOW, THE CORE OF THE HEAT IS IN THE MIDWEST HEADING DOWN INTO AREAS LIKE TEXAS. IT IS JUST AMAZING WHAT KIND OF TEMPERATURES WE ARE SEEING IN MINNEAPOLIS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. EVEN KANSAS CITY AND OKLAHOMA CITY COULD TOP 100 DEG TODAY. THE JET STREAM WILL BE SHIFTING NORTH AND ALLOWING FOR A CLOCKWISE FLOW IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE HEAT IN THE CENTER OF THE COUNTRY TO PUSH INTO OUR AREA ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND EVEN SATURDAY. RELIEF SHOULD BE ARRIVING BY SUNDAY BUT MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW ON THIS POTENTIAL HEAT WAVE. 



OTHER THAN THE HEAT AND THUNDERSTORMS, WE ARE ALSO MONITORING THE TROPICS AT THIS TIME. THE ONLY NAMED STORM IN OUR AREA IS TROPICAL STORM BRET, WHICH HAS WINDS AT 50 MPH AND CHURNING OFF FLORIDA'S EAST COAST, THEREFORE INCREASING THE WAVE HEIGHTS IN THOSE AREAS. FOR THE LATEST ON BRET, VISIT OUR TROPICAL STORM PAGE ON THIS BLOG OR VISIT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER WEBSITE. 


HAVE A GREAT DAY, STAY COOL, AND WATCH OUT FOR THUNDERSTORMS!!!!!!!