{"id":341474,"date":"2026-06-18T16:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341474\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:08:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:08:12","slug":"extreme-heat-bakes-texas-on-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341474\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme heat bakes Texas on Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AUSTIN, Texas – World Cup visitors are getting a taste this week of just how much of a roller coaster the weather can be in Texas.<\/p>\n

Wednesday featured the formation of Tropical Storm Arthur<\/a> along the Gulf Coast before it moved inland over Texas just hours later and fell apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Feels-like temperatures could reach 118 <\/p>\n

Attention turned to extreme heat Thursday, with the bulk of the state under heat alerts \u2013 only the Panhandle and the El Paso area are exempt.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Heat <\/p>\n

Heat alerts cover most of Texas on June 18, 2026. Heat advisories are in orange, and Extreme Heat Warnings are in purple. (NOAA \/ FOX Local)<\/p>\n

The hottest weather Thursday is expected in central, southern and coastal Texas where Extreme Heat Warnings are in effect.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Forecasters are calling for a heat index as high as 118 degrees in places such as Austin and San Antonio. In Houston, a feels-like temperatures of 114 degrees is possible and in Dallas it could feel like 112 degrees.<\/p>\n

High temperatures on June 18, 2026.
(FOX Weather)
\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Heat alerts continue through Saturday for parts of Texas.<\/p>\n

Heavy rain in parts of Texas on Friday <\/p>\n

If that weren\u2019t enough a slow-moving cold front slips into the state Friday and brings with it \u00a0the possibility of heavy rain that could lead to flooding.<\/p>\n

\"Much <\/p>\n

Much of Texas is in a Level 2 out of 4 risk of flash flooding on June 19, 2026. (NOAA \/ FOX Local)<\/p>\n

Parts of northern and central Texas are in a Level 2 out of 4 risk of flash flooding Friday. As much as 2 inches of rain is possible in northern Texas.<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story came from NOAA, the National Weather Service and the Weather Prediction Center.<\/p>\n

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