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This Independence Holiday will be Hot with Storms to Monitor

Record breaking heat wave will continue to affect much of the western United States through this holiday weekend. The heat also lingers for the lower Mississippi Valley and Southern Plains, then shifts over the mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Severe weather and flooding concerns through today for the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Southern Plains. We continue to closely watch the track of Hurricane Beryl. Read More >

Happy 4th of July!!! It'll be a scorcher today with Excessive Heat Warnings in place for much of the region. Hot & dry conditions + fireworks make a bad combination. Leave it to the professionals. Have a safe Independence Day!
An extended period of intense heat is underway with many long-standing high temperature records in jeopardy. The long duration and intense magnitude of the heat is deadly and extreme caution is urged to avoid heat exposure.
It is hot and it is dry. With 4th of July festivities, this could spell "disaster". Keep your grill away from buildings, trees, or bushes. Ensure fire pits are fully extinguished. Leave fireworks to the professionals.
June sizzled across the Mojave Desert with the Las Vegas Valley shattering the previous record for warmest June as intense heat dominated the region most of the month. The previous record warmest June was in 2016 which has an average temperatures of 92.8 degrees, but June of 2024 soared past that record and finished at 94.6 degrees, 7 degrees above the normal average June temperature.