It is always hot in summer in the south-east of the United States, but even according to the standards of Florida and Carolines, the hot heat wave In the tap for the region, Saturday in the coming week is a bit extreme.
The National Weather Service has published in heat reviews for a large part of the East Coast from Center de la Florida to Virginia for much of the weekend. Summits in the upper 90s were planned for the center of Florida, with heat indices reaching 105 degrees F to 110 degrees F. The prospects were similar to Georgia and Carolines in Virginia.
Extreme heat warnings were released for a large part of eastern North Carolina, so far inside Raleigh, and extending in a corner of South Carolina, including Myrtle Beach. The forecasters warned of dangerously hot conditions with temperatures approaching or exceeding 100 F in certain areas on Sunday and the heat indices up to 115 F until Sunday evening.
Friday, temperatures were to be 10 to 15 degrees above the average for this period of the year, with temperatures resembling senses heat dome The hot air occurs is trapped in an area due to a high -pressure persistent system, said William Gallus, professor of atmospheric sciences at Iowa State University.
During extreme heat and high humidity events, Heat -related diseases Increase considerably.
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“Drink a lot of liquids, stay in an air -conditioned room, stay outside the sun and check the parents and the neighbors,” advised the National Weather Service. “Take additional precautions outside. Wear light and cowardly clothes. Try to limit intense activities early in the morning or evening. Act when you see symptoms of heat exhaust and heat stroke. Stay in the fridge, stay hydrated, stay informed.”
The meteorological service said that several major metropolitan areas in the Southeast – notably Raleigh and Charlotte in North Carolina, Greenville -Spartanburg in South Carolina and Atlanta in Georgia – had to face an extreme heat risk for several days, with a minimum of night relief. He said more than 30 million people are likely to be assigned to the top of the heat wave in the middle of the week.
A warm and humid weekend was also in store for the Midwest. Extreme heat watches had come out for eastern Nebraska, West Iowa and South Minnesota. The heat indices had to reach 96 F on Saturday and go even higher Sunday in Minnesota.
And an extreme heat warning took place for the St. Louis region, Missouri, until Tuesday evening, with summits around 99 F and heat indices around 110 F forecasts on Monday and Tuesday.
Iowa games were struck by storms on Saturday morning which poured between 2 and 5 inches of rain in certain areas and triggered light flood warnings.
