According to the National Weather Service, about 42 million people are under a heat warning for Friday as “dangerous and record-breaking” heat in the West continues into Saturday.
Blistering temperatures are forecast to top 100 degrees in cities like Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington.
“This long-term heat wave is very dangerous and dangerous if not taken seriously,” the weather service said in an update Friday. “Dozens of daily high temperatures are forecast across the West beginning Saturday. Dangerous heat will expand across the Central and Eastern U.S. this weekend.”
The National Weather Service field office in Los Angeles warned that a “prolonged heat wave” will continue to affect parts of the country in the coming week.
Friday’s expected highs include 116 in Las Vegas, 103 in Salt Lake City and 101 in Denver.
Relief may be extended to areas of northwestern Arizona and southern Nevada that are forecast to receive storms on Friday. Weather Service Field Office in Las Vegas.
Severe temperatures will also persist in southeast Texas, where Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane earlier this week.
Heat index values in the region will again reach 100 to 105 degrees. Heat index is how the human body feels when heat is combined with humidity.
Little Fewer than 1 million utility customers are without power in Southeast Texas after Beryl. resistance.USThat could make the heat more dangerous, the weather service warned.
About 42 million people are under heat warnings Friday across the West, Rocky Mountains and southeast Texas.
An active storm system this weekend is going to produce several rounds of severe storms for the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes next week.
About 7 million people are at risk for severe storms in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin on Saturday. Parts of North Dakota and northern Minnesota will again be at risk for severe storms on Sunday, with the danger extending as far as Chicago.
As of Monday, 23 million people were already at risk, including Minneapolis, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago.
About 18 million people are under a flood watch from South Carolina to Massachusetts, including Philadelphia and New York City. The National Weather Service has issued a 2 out of 4 heavy rain risk for parts of southern New England due to thunderstorms expected to affect the region over the weekend.
On Friday, slow-moving tropical rain will drench the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour can trigger flash flooding of streams and roads, especially in urban areas.
