You might have heard of the term “heat burst” before but are unlikely to have experienced it here in the Southeast. A heat burst was experienced in Oklahoma and measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet earlier this week. Basically, the temperature at the surface rose rapidly due to the collapse of some thunderstorms overnight, bringing very hot and dry air to the surface overnight for a few hours. The substack Balanced Weather posted a very good description of what a heat burst is, and I encourage you to go and read it because it is a really fascinating phenomenon.
