Extreme Weather Alert: Cooling Temperatures and Tornadoes Hit Midwest while Arizona Prepares for Heatwave

Revel in the refreshing respite from scorching heat as we anticipate cooling temperatures over the next few days, but be prepared for soaring mercury levels soon after. Meanwhile, communities across the Midwest and Great Plains grapple with catastrophic tornadoes that left a trail of destruction behind them last weekend in Oklahoma alone claiming three lives. As weather officials implore eastern Nebraskans to find cover against menacing severe conditions sweeping through their localities, an enormous twister wreaked havoc on Lincoln and Omaha metropolitan areas yesterday afternoon. FOX Weather Storm Tracker Corey Gerken videotaped one such destructive whirlwind passing by Interstate 80 outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. With the imminent rise in temperatures this summer demands urgent ac tune-ups for Arizonians as hot weather conditions settle down in triple digits’ realm shortly afterward. Despite still conducive atmosphere and consistent windstorms here in Arizona right now, the neighboring regions encounter snowfall instead. The mercury is expected to drop tomorrow with low 80°F readings before normalcy resumes next week as warmer weather takes over again. Life took a drastic turn for an unfortunate family living in Cochise County when Neil Edward Hesse, aged eighty-one years old, met his untimely demise after a fire broke out on their property recently. FOX 10’s Dominique Newland has the story. The weekend is shaping up to be gorgeous with ideal weather conditions across Arizona as we brace for hotter temperatures ahead of us soon enough! While it may just represent the fifth recorded tornado in this state since its admission into the union fifty-nine years ago, an ominous twister could still strike anywhere at any time. Hence, people must be prepared to take shelter immediately whenever severe weather conditions loom large over their vicinities.