Why do heat alerts regularly follow tropical systems?
4 days agoUpdated: June 23, 2026, 5:44 pm EDTPublished: June 23, 2026, 5:39 pm EDT

If you have lived through a tropical system, you may have noticed that many times, extreme heat moves in after the storm. We will take a closer look at why that is and explain what makes temperatures soar after the storm has passed.