FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The summer doldrums set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida.
A heat dome blanketed parts of the southern Plains and many southern states Saturday and excessive heat warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for northeastern Texas, the eastern half of Oklahoma, northern Louisiana and most of Arkansas. High temperatures were forecast near and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with heat indexes from 110 to 115 degrees F. The excessive heat warnings extended into eastern Mississippi and Tennessee.
National Weather Service meteorologist Scott Curl said brief relief was expected in some areas Saturday night with rain in parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas before the heat returns. “This dome kind of reasserts itself early next week over Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana through Wednesday or Thursday,” Curl said.
