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Heat bakes central U.S., raising energy demand as East Coast stays cool

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
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9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Gila, AZ #AZwx FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for... The Sycamore burn… -4.5
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:08PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL At 208 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lexington, or 20 miles east of Florence, moving sou… -3.5
9d ago AKQ issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN HERTFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:00:29 +0000 via IEM… -3.5
9d ago BMX issues A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM CDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:56:12 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.5
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:50PM CDT by NWS Northern Indiana At 149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Town of Pines, or near Trail Creek, moving east … -3.5
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL NORTHAMPTON AND SOUTHWESTERN HERTFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -5.0
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY THROUGH 230 PM CDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -5.0
9d ago Flash Flood Warning continues for Ellijay GA, East Ellijay GA and Cherry Log GA until 4:45 PM EDT https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/2078189281185554858 -4.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Gila, AZ #AZwx FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east c… -6.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Gila, AZ #AZwx FFWPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... The Sycamore burn sca… -6.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC At 230 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hamer, or near Dillon, moving east at 5 mph. HAZAR… -3.5
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 2:06PM EDT by NWS Louisville KY At 206 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Jeffersontown, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Win… -4.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:03PM CDT by NWS Huntsville AL At 103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Owens Cross Roads, or 10 miles southeast of Huntsvi… -3.0
9d ago Flash Flood Warning including Ellijay GA, East Ellijay GA and Cherry Log GA until 4:45 PM EDT https://x.com/NWSAtlanta/status/2078174984363557347 -4.5
9d ago I bought these plant starters from @urbanrootsmn.bsky.social at the East Side farmers market last month for $3 each. It's a tomato plant & two pepper plants. They were little seedlings, that I rep… +4.0
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN SPENCERWEST CENTRAL SHELBY AND EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] Link -2.5
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:21PM EDT by NWS Marquette MI At 121 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near K. I. Sawyer… -2.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:27PM EDT by NWS Peachtree City GA At 127 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Roy, or 11 miles east of Ellijay. This storm was nearly stationary. H… -2.5
9d ago Ancient Pacific drought drove Polynesian migration across the ocean, study finds A long period of severe drought likely pushed ancient Polynesian communities to leave Samoa and Tonga and sail east… +2.0
9d ago A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL LINCOLN COUNTY THROUGH 1245 PM EDT [wind: 50 MPH, hail: 0.00 IN] Link -1.8
9d ago Slow moving scattered storms are expected to pop up this afternoon across S.IN & Central KY. A few storms may become severe as they move east of I-65, having winds w/ the potential to bring damagin… -1.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Crockett, TX; Schleicher, TX; Sutton, TX #TXwx FFWSJT The National Weather Service in San Angelo has extended the * Flash Flo… -3.0
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Crockett, TX #TXwx FFWSJT The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... East Central C… -3.0
9d ago Yikes! I just called our governor's office to see if we could spare firefighters for the wildfires in Ontario, but it seems like there is more than enough need to go around. It has been wet on the … ×2 +4.0
9d ago The Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) has issued warnings about thunderstorms that could be severe in multiple regions across Germany. Meteorologists announced on Fr... https://news.osna.fm/?p=55803 | … -2.0
9d ago ***… Frustration abounds… Tropical storm is building east of us and we will get rain and how much rain, depends on highs and lows and moisture... regardless, we get more than a 1/4 inch we will fl… -4.0
9d ago A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Ferry and east central Okanogan Counties through 530 AM PDT [wind: 30 MPH, hail: 0.25 IN] for Okanogan Highlands, Okanogan Valley [WA] Link -2.5
9d ago I haven't seen any this summer but came across one in late April. The seasons are upside down in south-east England where drought conditions have hit nature hard. -2.5
9d ago #NWS #flood #nwsflashflood #FlashFloodWarning Flash Flood Warning for Crockett, TX; Schleicher, TX; Sutton, TX #TXwx FFWSJT The National Weather Service in San Angelo has issued a * Flash Flood W… -5.0
9d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 4:46AM PDT by NWS Spokane WA At 445 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles west of Colville, or 60 miles east of Omak, moving… -2.0

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T3 Heat bakes central U.S., raising energy demand as East Coast stays cool weather_heat spokesman.com oppressive, strained, urgent
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