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Dangerous vigor shifts into the Mid-Atlantic and South
The monolithic vigor dome that acceptable up store implicit the eastbound fractional of the state is yet starting to weaken, but not earlier it packed a punch and killed astir 2 twelve radical that suffered suspected heat-related deaths.
The monolithic heat dome that acceptable up store implicit the eastbound fractional of the state is yet starting to weaken, but not earlier it packed a punch and killed astir 2 twelve radical that suffered suspected heat-related deaths.
Extreme vigor gripped hundreds of millions of Americans starting Tuesday and lasting done the July 4th holiday weekend.
Over 20 states experienced temperatures topping 100 degrees, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
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By Sunday, the worst of the vigor started moving retired of the Northeast and Midwest, shifting further southbound into the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
New Jersey officials person reported 22 suspected heat-related deaths crossed 10 counties, with astir being successful the cardinal and bluish parts of the state. The ages mostly scope from the mid-30s into the 80s.
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"This is not a emblematic summertime heat wave. This benignant of vigor tin rapidly go life-threatening to humans and to animals of each ages," the New Jersey Department of Public Health said successful a statement.
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As the strategy shifts, it volition pat into moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, turning the vigor oppressive. While existent thermometer readings volition hover successful the 90s and debased 100s, the utmost humidity volition marque it consciousness much similar 105 to 115 degrees.
While the worst of the vigor question volition beryllium over, heat index values volition inactive beryllium adjacent 100 degrees for millions arsenic the historic highs dilatory statesman to wane.
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On Sunday alone, much than 131 cardinal Americans volition surpass 90 degrees and implicit 10 cardinal Americans volition surpass 100 degrees, respectively.
There are presently much than 140 cardinal Americans nether vigor alerts, and implicit 120 caller records person been acceptable since Tuesday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
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On Thursday, Newark International Airport (EWR) successful New Jersey deed 105 degrees for the archetypal clip since 2001. LaGuardia Airport (LGA) successful New York City besides deed 102 degrees, which broke their regular grounds precocious of 101 acceptable successful 1966.
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With a precocious of 103 degrees connected Thursday, Philadelphia reached their fourth-warmest time connected record. This besides tied the regular grounds acceptable successful 1901 and marks the city's hottest time successful 15 years, the FOX Forecast Center said.
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People chill disconnected nether trees during a vigor question successful New York, the United States, connected July 2, 2026. ((Photo by Zhang Fengguo/Xinhua via Getty Images))
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FILE - A idiosyncratic cools disconnected adjacent a fountain during a heatwave successful Houston, Texas, U.S., connected Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg)
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) successful Arlington, Virginia, deed 103 degrees connected Saturday. Washington, D.C. has lone deed 100 degrees erstwhile connected record.
Stay with FOX Weather for the latest connected the utmost vigor and what you request to cognize to enactment safe.
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