Summerlike heat in the South as tropics consider doing something

As the midway point of October passes, weather stories are again on the slim side. Main areas of interest are more summerlike than typical fall.

Weather watch

Tropics. There is still activity in the tropics to monitor, but nothing terribly exciting. Thoughts of a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean dance in heads of weather watchers — models are only marginally interested. By late October, time is running low for major threats in much of the Atlantic.

Southern heat. It’ll be feeling more like summer in parts of the South ahead, especially in southern Texas. Record highs of 90 or greater are possible around the Lower Mississippi Valley on Thursday and Friday. Heat focus will shift west to Texas and hang out there for a while thereafter. Highs could eventually be around 100 along parts of the Rio Grande.

Lightning links

Watch As Nor'easter Floodwaters Take Over New Jersey. (The Weather Channel)

Tempe mayor calls Monday microburst the worst storm he’s seen in over 22 years. (Jeff Vinton, KTAR News)

Lack of weather data due to Trump’s budget cuts impacted forecast for deadly Alaska storm. (Andrew Freedman, CNN)

Severe thunderstorms to form, shift eastward across the central US. (Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather)

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