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Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Jul 26, 2026 at 4:30:24 am CDT

A Heat Advisory is in effect for from 1 PM to 9 PM for the SE TX Panhandle and northern Rolling Plains. Temperatures near 105 degrees are expected here, and high humidity will result in heat index values up to 108 degrees.
Triple digit temperatures are possible everyday next week. The greatest chances will be off the Caprock.
Triple digit temperatures will return to the region yet again today. Be sure to take proper precautions if you need to be outside for extended periods. The warmth continues into tonight with lows only falling into the 70s.
Triple digit temperatures and dry weather will continue every day this week.
During heat waves, be sure to take proper precautions if you must be outside. NEVER leave children or pets unattended in vehicles.

 

 

 

Local Weather History For July 26th...
1978: Early this evening, a large thunderstorm complex developed near Wilson in Lynn County and caused damage over an
extensive area of northeast Lynn County. Small hail driven sideways by winds of unknown intensity caused $10,000 worth of
damage to area compresses, plate glass and windows. Over 12,000 acres of crops sustained hail and wind damage estimated at
$75,000. Similar storms struck northwest King County a short while later damaging or destroying 8500 acres of cotton
valued at $55,000.