2023-07-17 14:37:42
Washington, Jul 17 (EFE).- Some 100 million inhabitants of the south and west of the United States remain under alerts for extreme heat, while the floods over the weekend in the northeast of the country have left damage, roadblocks and at least 5 dead and 2 missing minors, including a baby.
The “relentless” heat continues in the south of the country and is expected to break several records by Tuesday,” the National Weather Service (NWS) said on Monday.
Some 99 million people, this is 29% of the country’s population, reside in regions affected by extreme heat, detailed today the National Integrated Information System on Heat and Health (NIHHIS).
For Tuesday, meteorologists forecast maximum temperatures of 48 degrees Celsius (118 Fahrenheit) in Phoenix (Arizona); 44 (111) in Las Vegas (Nevada) and 42 (107) in Dallas (Texas).
The Weather Channel also forecasts that temperatures will continue to rise through Tuesday and Wednesday, with wind chills as high as 43 Celsius (110 Fahrenheit) in Little Rock, Arkansas, 42 (197) in Memphis, Tennessee, and 41 (105) in New Orleans (Louisiana).
The NIHHIS map shows extreme heat warnings from the coasts of California to Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, while the NWS warned that the Gulf of Mexico coast and south can expect temperatures of 32 to 34 degrees Celsius (90 to 93 Fahrenheit).
These temperatures, the NWS added, coincide with oppressive levels of humidity which result in heat indices of between 41 and 46 Celsius (105 to 115 Fahrenheit).
Meanwhile, unstable weather conditions will bring rain and thunderstorms this Monday and into Tuesday in the Midwest, the Ohio Valley, the Northeast and Florida, according to the NWS.
The floods of the weekend left five dead and two minors missing following a flash flood that swept away more than a dozen vehicles on a highway in Bucks County (Pennsylvania).
The NWS stressed Monday that more strong to intense storms will occur along a front that stretches from the northern Plains to the Ohio Valley.
However, according to the NWS, the heavy rains in the Northeast will gradually move offshore.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy declared an emergency in his state in recent hours due to intense storms in the region that have damaged highways.
Meanwhile, flooding in Connecticut has disrupted traffic on dozens of streets and forced the suspension of operations at New Haven’s Tweed Airport.
On Sunday the NWS issued a flood watch for most of Massachusetts and a tornado watch was extended to all of New England.
The FlightAware.com website said at least 303 commercial flights had been canceled as of Monday morning and another 1,530 flights were delayed.
On the other hand, wildfires in Canada will continue to affect areas of the US through Tuesday as northwesterly winds push smoke south.
The NWS said there are air quality watches for areas in the northern Plains, the Midwest, the Great Lakes, central Tennessee and North Carolina.
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