Federal officials issued alerts for a “blistering heat wave” across Texas, Louisiana, and other southern U.S. states on June 19, warning that “excessive heat” will blanket the region over the coming days.
“Upper-level ridging over Mexico will amplify over Texas, which will lead to higher temperatures for much of the state but also as far east as Louisiana,” stated a June 19 bulletin issued by the National Weather Service. “High temperatures in the 100s and lows in the upper 70s and 80s will support the continued Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories that have been in effect for much of central/southern Texas and Louisiana.”…