Ways to stay safe, prepare as summertime heat arrives in North Texas
As summer heat arrives in North Texas, the Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to prepare for the extreme temperatures.
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Triple-digit heat likely in North Texas
A First Alert Weather Day is in effect Wednesday due to the extreme heat.
Heat wave approaching North Texas, Wednesday could reach 100° for the first time this year
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Triple-digit heat likely in North Texas
A First Alert Weather Day is in effect Wednesday due to the extreme heat.
Ways to stay safe, prepare as summertime heat arrives in North Texas
As summer heat arrives in North Texas, the Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to prepare for the extreme temperatures.
Heat wave approaching North Texas, Wednesday could reach 100° for the first time this year
If we do reach 100°, it would be the first triple-digit day of 2025, and the earliest we have hit 100° since 2006.
North Texas faces dangerous heat with temperatures near 100°
As the ridge of high pressure expands, North Texas will get its first "heat wave" of the year. Temperatures will soar into the 90s Tuesday, with the high temperature tying the record high of 95 degrees. That heat will only intensify on Wednesday, with record highs likely to be challenged across much of North Texas.
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Ways to stay safe, prepare as summertime heat arrives in North Texas
As summer heat arrives in North Texas, the Department of Public Safety is urging Texans to prepare for the extreme temperatures.
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