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Sweltering Heat Dome to Hit US: Here's when, Where It Could Break Records
Forecasters say at least nine daily high-temperature records could fall as heat index values reach 105-115 degrees, prompting widespread heat alerts.
- The National Weather Service warns a powerful heat dome will intensify across the South and Southeast this weekend, threatening numerous daily temperature records as triple-digit heat spreads from the Southern Plains to the Carolinas.
- Over 30 million people face extreme heat, with another 50 million under major heat alerts, as the high-pressure system traps humid air and pushes heat index values between 105 and 115 degrees.
- Borger, Texas, is forecast to hit 102 degrees, while Charleston, South Carolina, could reach 98 degrees and Little Rock, Arkansas, faces 103 degrees, with forecasters warning that even minor weather shifts could determine whether records are tied or broken.
- Health officials urge residents to limit strenuous outdoor activity, stay in air-conditioned spaces, and drink plenty of water while checking on older adults and young children vulnerable to heat-related illness.
- Though peak conditions arrive this weekend, the heat dome is expected to persist through most of next week, offering limited overnight relief and potentially remaining in place through the following weekend.
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