We are stuck in a summery rut with heat, humidity and a chance for showers and storms on and off through Friday. Expect highs to continue in the mid to upper 80s with a peak around 90° Thursday before a cold front drops south, stalls and partially clears it out for the weekend. With very muggy air entrenched across the area the heat index will push triple digits at times. Concerning the storms- they'll be slow movers and come in multiple rounds. Watch for torrential rain with the chance for localized flash flooding. A few storms may produce gusty, damaging wind.
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Scattered thunderstorms continue to flare across the MaxTrack this afternoon with some areas getting heavy downpours, and others barely anything…if anything. Temperatures have been fluctuating between hot in the upper 80s and mild in the 70s and 60s, depending on where the rain has fallen.
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