HAPPENING NOW: Quickly rising through the 70s and 80s this morning. Most spots are near or above 90 before noon. Sizzling afternoon highs in the upper 90s to low 100s as the heat index peaks near 105.
Meteorologists are warning that the missing data may be making severe weather forecasts less reliable. The agency in charge of the launches maintains that the lack of balloon data hasn’t degraded forecasts.
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