Mon 6/28/21 - Storms in Texas / 115F in Portland / Heat wave physics / Dust on the way

There’s a lot to talk about for this episode, with parts of Oregon reaching close to 120 degrees today. We’ll also talk about some of the factors that caused this heat wave to be so severe. Tim Vasquez is a former Air Force / Air Weather Service meteorologist. 0:00 Opening 0:48 Temperature records 2:12 Surface analysis 3:27 Heat wave dynamics 4:59 Northeast US 5:34 Tropical Storm Danny 6:36 Saharan dust 8:20 Texas moisture 11:45 Arizona monsoon 14:50 NW US temperature update 16:05 Closing