11.   Meanwhile, blistering heat will persist from the southern Plains to the Tennessee Valley.

12.   Oppressive heat will persist in much of the Plains.

13.   Searing heat will persist in the Southwest deserts.

14.   Searing heat will persist from western Texas to the central Plains.

15.   Searing heat will persist over most of the Rockies and western Plains.

16.   Stifling heat will persist over much of the southern Plains.

17.   The heat will persist across the Plains on Friday.

18.   Unusual heat will persist over a large area from the interior West to the Plains.

19.   Unusual heat will persist over a large area from the southern Plains to the Southeastern States.

20.   Unseasonable heat will persist in much of the Northwest.