“Anyone can be at risk outside in this record heat,” the fire department in Goodyear, a Phoenix suburb, warned residents on social media while offering ideas to stay safe.įor many people such as older adults, those with health issues and those without access to air conditioning, the heat can be dangerous or even deadly. this month, such as flash floods in Pennsylvania and parts of the Northeast. The new heat records being set this summer are just some of the extreme weather being seen around the U.S. The extreme heat is now hitting the eastern part of the U.S, as soaring temperatures moved from the Midwest into the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, where some places are seeing their warmest days so far this year. Scientists calculate that July will prove to be the hottest globally on record and perhaps the warmest human civilization has seen. Storms gradually increasing in strength are expected over the weekend. While more than half of the greater Phoenix area saw no rainfall from that storm, some eastern suburbs were pummeled by high winds, swirling dust and localized downfalls of up to 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) of precipitation. Police released a video of the animal in a neighborhood about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Los Angeles near the Verdugo Mountains and warned residents to lock up food and garbage.Ī downward trend in Southwest heat started Wednesday night, when Phoenix saw its first major monsoon storm since the traditional June 15 start of the thunderstorm season. Police in the city of Burbank, California, found a bear cooling off in a Jacuzzi behind a home on Friday. One firefighter was reported to have been injured in the so-called Bonny Fire, which authorities said was about 5% contained. In Riverside County, more than 1,300 people were ordered to evacuate their homes and another 1,400 were facing evacuation warnings as crews battled a wildfire that charred 3.2 square miles (8.3 square kilometers) in the community of Aguanga, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of San Diego, authorities said Saturday. Hot, dry weather was also expected across nearby valleys, lower mountains and desert areas.

Gusty, late-afternoon winds were expected Saturday and Sunday in Santa Barbara County, posing an elevated risk of fire weather, the weather service in Los Angeles said.

Temperatures also were expected to ease in Las Vegas, Albuquerque and even in Death Valley, California, where the weather service said the expected high of 122 F (50 C) on Saturday is forecast to lower to 113 F (45 C) by Tuesday - along with a slight chance of rain.Īlso in California, triple-digit heat was expected in parts of the San Joaquin Valley from Saturday through Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Hanford, California. Sudden rains running off hard-baked surfaces can quickly fill normally dry washes.Īlready this week, the overnight low at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport fell under 90 F (32.2 C) for the first time in 16 days, finally giving residents some respite from the stifling heat once the sun goes down. Though wet weather can also bring damaging winds, blowing dust and the chance of flash flooding, the weather service warned. There are increased chances on Sunday of cooling monsoon thunderstorms.

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