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Dirty air, dangerous heat creates double threat across the Mid-South

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
385 distinct posts / 48h, matching South 462 Dirty 3
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9d ago SEVERE STORM RISK SATURDAY ⚡ Rounds of showers & storms through the day with a tornado, damaging wind & flood threat from 2pm-midnight. The rain will also mix down smoke and ash from the sky makin… -1.5
10d ago What better way to fight off the heat wave than a dip in some "dirty Kirk soup?" +2.5
10d ago I want to move so baddddd im sick of mold im sick of dirty water im sick of the flooding that happens down ehre constantly im aick of expired foods im sick of mormons I WANT OUT I WANT OUTTTTTTTT -7.0
8d ago ILM issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE AND NORTHERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:59:04 +0000 via IEMbo… -2.0
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 12:57PM MDT by NWS Great Falls MT At 1257 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles south… -1.5
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:58PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS At 157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jersey Point, or 8 miles south of Rosedale, moving sou… -3.0
8d ago A long recovery begins after historic South Central Texas rains trigger widespread Texas Hill Country flooding, leaving two dead in Kerr and Uvalde counties. ×9 -7.0
8d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL FLORENCE AND NORTHERN WILLIAMSBURG COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -4.5
8d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Lincoln, NM #NMwx FFWABQ The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The South Fork… -7.0
8d ago Preliminary maximum rainfall amounts exceeding 20-25" have occurred during the last four days across parts of south-central TX, leading to catastrophic flooding in the area. Raining continues acros… -7.5
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:43PM EDT by NWS Columbia SC At 242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near South Congaree, or near Red Bank, moving northeast at… -4.5
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:35PM CDT by NWS Jackson MS At 134 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Jersey Point, or 7 miles south of Rosedale, moving sou… -3.0
8d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:40PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL At 240 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over South Brooksville, or near Brooks… -4.0
8d ago South Texas experiences a tornado, relentless rain, and flash flooding — KATVchannel7 #ArkansasNews #LocalTV #Video ×2 -4.0
8d ago BMX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:23:58 +0000 via IEMbot… -1.5
8d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM CDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -4.0
8d ago Severe rainfall has caused major #flooding across Central and South #Texas, leading to evacuations and water #rescues in many of the same communities hit just last year. If you are looking for a t… +3.0
8d ago JAX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Central Marion, Western Marion [FL] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:59:58 +000… -2.0
8d ago #cyclones #typhoons #JTWC ABPW10 PGTW 171800 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS REISSUED/17180… -2.5
8d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Central Marion, Western Marion [FL] Link -3.5
8d ago MLB issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE AND NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] for Orange, Southern Lake County ... at Fri, 17 Ju… -4.5
8d ago JAX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Northern Inland St. Johns, South Central Duval, Wes... at Fri, 17 Ju… -1.0
9d ago The communities of the South Central Texas and The Texas Hill Country are once again facing devastating flooding. Many of these are the very same communities our team stood beside during the July 4… -5.5
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL ST. JOHNS COUNTY THROUGH 200 PM EDT [wind: 40 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] for Northern Inland St. Johns, South Central Duval, Western St. Johns [FL] Link -1.5
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL LAKE AND NORTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTIES THROUGH 200 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] for Orange, Southern Lake County [FL] Link -2.0
9d ago The flooding in south Texas is wild to watch. Not my area, but we used to go down there a lot when I was a kid, and seeing places I've been to just... Full of water.. It's something. -2.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Maricopa, AZ #AZwx FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Maricopa County i… -5.0
9d ago A dangerous flooding emergency is unfolding across Central and South Texas. Read more: https://bit.ly/3TmBPA8 -6.5
9d ago A long recovery begins after historic South Central Texas rains trigger widespread Texas Hill Country flooding, leaving two dead in Kerr and Uvalde counties. bit.ly/4pquBal -4.0
9d ago This is before the impact of the drought in the US, the poor monsoon in South Asia, and the forthcoming onset of El Nino is factored in. Get ready for a rough ride -4.0

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
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+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T3 Dangerous heat is expected to strike the Pine Belt weather_heat wdam.com sweltering, oppressive, hazardous
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T3 Dirty air, dangerous heat create double threat across the Mid-South ⚖ Contested weather_heat fox13memphis.com oppressive, hazardous, urgent
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T3 Dirty air, dangerous heat creates double threat across the Mid-South ⚖ Contested weather_heat fox13memphis.com oppressive, hazardous, suffocating
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fear