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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

681 FLUS43 KJKL 211513 HWOJKL Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Jackson KY 1113 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-221515- Fleming-Montgomery-Bath-Rowan-Estill-Powell-Menifee-Rockcastle- Jackson-Pulaski-Laurel-Wayne-McCreary-Whitley-Knox-Bell-Harlan- Elliott-Morgan-Johnson-Wolfe-Magoffin-Floyd-Lee-Breathitt-Knott- Owsley-Perry-Clay-Leslie-Letcher-Martin-Pike- 1113 AM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for a portion of eastern Kentucky. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Thunderstorms are possible, generally south of the Mountain Parkway, mainly during the afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and evening and these could produce strong to locally damaging wind gusts. From Tuesday through Thursday, thunderstorms are possible mainly during each afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. $$ GEERTSON

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Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

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