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Kansas City could reach 100 degrees as dangerous heat continues

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 10d ago
7 distinct posts / 48h, matching Kansas 7
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11d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Holden, moving east at 10 mph. HAZA… -3.0
11d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:55PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO At 154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fontana, or near La Cygne, moving no… -4.0
11d ago Special Weather Statement issued July 16 at 1:55PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO At 154 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Fontana, or near La Cygne, moving no… -4.0
11d ago 142.7 million people from Kansas to Maine under extreme heat warnings as 152 warm-weather records may fall across the eastern US, the Weather Prediction Center says. #ExtremeHeat #Weather -6.0
11d ago #Drought news July 16, 2026: Rainfall led to localized improvements in E. #Colorado, W. #Kansas and W. #Nebraska, mostly dry weather west of the Continental Divide coyotegulch.blog/2026/07/16/d... +2.0
11d ago Literally not 10 minutes ago I said to my wife that it’s been the last 5 years. There’s a lot of stuff we get that never happened before. We never got tornado either. That was a Kansas thing. Now … -4.0
12d ago My next book, #Heliruna, which comes out in 65 days, literally begins with the words 'it was a dark and stormy night...' The entire book is set into motion by the events of one single thunderstorm … -1.5

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LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
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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 wave continues into next week weather_heat kwch.com sweltering, oppressive, dangerous
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T3 Dangerous heat wave continues weather_heat kwch.com oppressive, relentless, hazardous
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T3 Extreme Heat Warning Continues Across Central Kansas ⚖ Contested weather_heat greatbendpost.com oppressive, dangerous, relentless
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T3 Dangerous Heat Through Monday weather_heat wibw.com scorching, hazardous, relentless
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T3 Kansas City could reach 100 degrees as dangerous heat continues weather_heat kmbc.com oppressive, sweltering, urgent
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T3 Extreme Heat Warning Through Tuesday weather_heat ksal.com oppressive, urgent, dangerous
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T3 KSHB 41 Weather | Extreme Heat Warning continues Monday weather_heat kshb.com relentless, hazardous, oppressive
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T3 Kansas City Monday forecast includes dangerous heat weather_forecast kmbc.com sweltering, anxious, oppressive
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T3 Extreme heat continues today weather_heat kwch.com oppressive, dangerous, relentless
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