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Severe Thunderstorms; Excessive Rainfall; Dangerous Heat; Air Quality Concerns and the Tropics

Wildfire smoke will push into the Midwest, worsening air quality. A frontal system brings severe storms from the Northern Plains to the Mid‑Atlantic the next few days. Heavy Gulf Coast rain is possible as Tropical Depression Two has formed, while monsoonal storms persist in the Southwest with heavy rainfall. Hazardous heat expands from the Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Sun, Jul 19, 2026 at 12:08:27 pm CDT

Heat indices will reach the triple digits by Sunday and approach 110 by Tuesday in places, marking a return to hot and humid weather across the area.
Temperatures will be hot into the next week.

Local Weather History For July 19th...
The month of July, during the year 1980, was the driest July of the
20th century across Oklahoma. The statewide average rainfall was less
than 1/2 inch, with many locations receiving no rain. Along with the
dry weather, it was very hot, with several high temperature records
broken. An estimated 37 people died across Oklahoma due in part to
the extreme heat.

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