Category: excessive heat

Oppressive heat envelopes the Mid-South – records fall

August 3, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, record temps

Very strong high pressure built in from the west, where temperatures have routinely been above 100 for days to even weeks. Even a fair amount of humidity (dewpoints in the low to mid 70s), which would typically be a deterrent to extreme heat, could not keep temperatures from reaching the mid 100s area-wide. In fact, the combination…
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How many ways is there to say “it’s hot??”

August 2, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, heat

Do all of the recent Heat Advisories, Excessive Heat Watches, and Excessive Heat Warnings have you confused and wondering why we can’t just say “IT’S HOT“?? I’ll get to that in a minute. First a few stats about the Memphis summer of 2011: Since May 28, there have only been 5 days that the temperature…
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Yet another heat wave begins in the Mid-South

July 19, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat

The Mid-South has already experienced a couple of heat waves this summer and now we are headed into yet another. The past several days have been “seasonally warm” with highs in the lower 90s and modest humidity. However, the high-profile heat wave that is gripping the Midwest is seeping into the Mid-South from the north…
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Heat wave building over the region this weekend

July 8, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, heat

A very warm week is ending with the passage of a front (I refuse to call it a cold front). Ahead of that front, a complex of thunderstorms passed through the region in the early morning hours today. At Cirrus Weather Solutions in Bartlett, we recorded just over an inch of rain in about 2…
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Heat abates slightly for the upcoming week

August 15, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, forecast discussion, heat

A cold front will move through the Memphis metro area this evening and stall across north Mississippi, bringing an end to the near-100 degree temperatures and Excessive Heat Warnings of the past week. It will also help to lower humidity levels a little by Monday, which was the second factor (besides the heat) contributing to…
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Recap of the record heat wave – more on the horizon?

August 7, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, heat

The Mid-South suffered through a heat wave of record proportions this past week, the hottest since 2007. Due to a massive ridge of high pressure over the area, temperatures climbed into the triple digits for four consecutive days at Memphis International Airport and overnight lows remained in the 80s for five days as well. The…
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Excessive Heat Warning

August 1, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, heat

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN439 AM CDT SUN AUG 1 2010 …DANGEROUS HEAT WAVE TO INTENSIFY ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH TODAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE WORK WEEK… .THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SUMMER WILL SPREAD INTO THE MIDSOUTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE HOT TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL RESULT…
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