Flurry of tropical activity possible in Atlantic

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AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring several areas in the Atlantic basin that could spin up into tropical systems in the coming days.

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00:00 Well, another big story across the

00:02 continental US is the heat in this

00:04 heat is sticking with us even into

00:07 well next week as high pressure is

00:09 large and in charge that he is going

00:12 to continue to expand northward.

00:14 Record highs challenge.

00:15 It is going to be the hottest air for a

00:18 lot of people for the season across the

00:21 Midwest. Now we are going to be running

00:23 10 to 15 degrees above those historical

00:25 averages. But where do temperatures go?

00:27 For today areas across the South Central,

00:30 Wichita Falls,

00:30 Texas coming in with a high of 111,

00:33 so it is going to be quite toasty,

00:36 steamy outside as we are factoring

00:38 in that humidity to as well.

00:40 Daily record 108,

00:41 so we're planning on blowing past that.

00:43 Dallas 108 we could very well

00:45 skim past that record of 107.

00:47 And then similar story down in

00:49 Abilene, TX like Charles comes in

00:51 with a high of 100 in New Orleans,

00:54 98 so all in record territory.

00:56 And as we slide a little bit further

00:58 north Saturday afternoon,

01:00 while areas like Wichita who feeling

01:02 like with your acuity real field

01:04 temperatures between 110 to 115.

01:05 This is dangerous heat that we are

01:08 talking about across the Southern Plains,

01:10 so make sure that you are staying hydrated,

01:13 drinking plenty of water.

01:14 I will continue to say this

01:16 until I am out of breath.

01:18 You don't want to mess around with the heat.

01:21 Take plenty of cooling breaks.

01:22 Know where your cooling stations are,

01:24 and even as far north as Sioux Falls,

01:27 we're still going to be running with

01:29 your acuity real field temperatures

01:31 between 105 to 110.

01:32 Now as we head into Sunday,

01:34 similar story.

01:34 A lot of these areas still on the list

01:37 with Wichita Falls coming in with

01:39 the high of 111 versus that record

01:41 of 107 set back in 2011.

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