U.S. Heat Wave Shows No Signs of Abating
For those seeking to cool off, there will be little opportunity to do so in the places hit hardest by the high temperatures, with particularly high daily minimum temperatures.
Aside from the heat, other parts of the country are facing additional severe weather alerts, notably for rain. “Severe storms and bouts of heavy rain to occur from the Nation’s Heartland to the Ohio Valley and Northeast through Tuesday,” the Weather Service warned.
The Northeast already saw heavy rainfall and flash flooding over the weekend. In Pennsylvania, sudden rains struck parts of Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, killing at least five people and trapping others in their cars. In one part of Long Island in New York, five inches of rain fell in less than two hours.
“We are in a very, very unstable weather condition,” Kathy Hochul, New York’s governor, said. “Your car can go from a place of safety to a place of death.”
Source: The New York Times
