Heat, extreme temperatures
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The National Weather Service already has issued extreme heat warnings, watches and advisories across a swath of the Midwest and South.
Thursday will bring rain--and Friday and the weekend are looking like a deep breath of fresh air for West Virginia
For people under the sweltering influence of a heat dome, the weather pattern can be excruciatingly tedious to endure, Jackson told Scientific American. “Heat domes are generally slow to form and slow to dissipate,” he said.
Public health experts advise people to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors who may be vulnerable to the heat. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
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Fox Weather on MSNDaily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Derecho blasts Plains with destructive winds as massive heat dome peaks
A destructive derecho snapped trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people as it tore across portions of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest with hurricane-force wind gusts late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning.
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Widespread heat indexes of 105 or higher will cover the eastern Plains, the Midwest, Mid-South and Southeast including Florida. Similar conditions are expected up the East Coast to the east of the Appalachians,
Heat dome continues over the South Carolina Midlands and afternoon storms could lead to localized flooding, depending on speed of storms
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FOX 5 DC on MSNHeat index nears 102 degrees as sweltering conditions grip DC region
A heat dome continues to blanket much of the East Coast, driving up temperatures across the Washington, D.C. area on Tuesday.