It is always warm in summer in the south -east of the US, but even by the standards of Florida and Carolinas, filled with steam. Heat -wave In the coming week, the tap for Saturday is a little extreme.
The National Weather Service issued heat advice for a large health of the east coast from Central Florida to Virginia through most parts of the weekend. The upper 90s had forecasts for higher central Florida, with the heat index from 105 ° F to 110 ° F. Outlook was similar in Virginia via Georgia and Carolinas.
The extreme summer warning was out for most of the eastern northern Carolina, as far as the inland, and the South Carolina, including the inland, and Martal Beach, were spread in a corner of Carolina. The forecasts on Sunday warned of warmly warm conditions with temperatures in some areas or with temperatures of above 100 degrees and heat index to 115 degrees through Sunday evening.
According to CBS News meteorologist Andrew Kozac, over 163 million people are in heat alerts, amidst 4 pm ET, summer advice, extreme heat watches and extreme heat warnings.
For this time of the year on Friday, the temperature was estimated to be 10 to 15 degrees above the average, a heat dome with a temperature required more than the expected 100 degrees in many areas to parts of America. High dome It occurs when Professor William Galus of atmospheric science at Iowa State University said that hot air gets stuck in an area due to continuous high pressure system.
During the incidence of excessive heat and high humidity, Heat related diseases Important growth.
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The National Weather Service advised, “Drink lots of fluids, stay in an air -conditioned room, stay out of the sun and examine relatives and neighbors.” “Take extra precautions when exiting. Wear light and loose fitting clothes. Try to limit hard activities in the morning or evening. When you see symptoms of heat tiredness and heat stroke you take action. Stay calm, be calm, hydrated, be informed.”
The weather service stated that several major metropolitan areas in the southeast-in the northern Carolina, included Rale and Charlotte, Greenville-Spartanburg in South Carolina and Atlanta in Georgia-expected to face a climax for several days, with a minimum of night relief. It said that more than 30 million people would probably be affected at the peak of the heat wave through midweck.
A hot, humid weekend was also in the store for midwests. Extreme summer clocks were out for Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and Southern Minnesota. The heat index was expected to reach 96 degrees F on Saturday and increased even more in Minnesota.
And through Tuesday evening there was an extreme summer warning to St. Louis, Missouri, the region, with a 99 degree F and the heat index 110 degree f for Monday and Tuesday with a forecast.
Some parts of Iowa were killed by storms on Saturday morning which dumped some areas between 2 to 5 inches of rain and triggered the flash flood warning.