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Heat Wave Blankets U.S.

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• Aug. 1: A child cools off under a water fountain in Boston.
• Aug. 5: Cars pass beneath the 12th Avenue overpass on Interstate 40 where an air quality alert was posted in Nashville, Tenn. Some of the hottest temperatures of the year were forecast in Tennessee this week as a heat wave pushed temperatures toward 100 degrees and felt even hotter. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook across the state Monday with predicted highs in the mid to high 90s on Monday, a heat index of over 100 degrees and worsening conditions through the week.
• Aug. 5: Shareece Bell, of St. Louis, lies down to take a rest in the emergency tent because of the excessive heat after walking around for couple hours at the St. Louis Strassenfest in Memorial Plaza in St. Louis. An excessive heat warning was issued for the St. Louis area with highs in the mid 90s in outlying areas and near 100 within the city; heat indexes expected around 105 - 110.
• Aug. 6: Ally Mathews, 7, left, gets blasted by her sister Peyton Mathews, 3, right, with a water hose as the pair attempts to beat the above 90 degree temperatures in Texarkana, Texas. They reside in the Pleasant Grove area of town.
• Aug. 7: Visitors to the White House try to beat the heat with fans and umbrellas, in Washington, as they tour the grounds. The East Coast is sweltering in triple-digit heat and muggy, stifling air.
• Aug. 7: Chantal Briere runs through a sprinkler set up on the National Mall as she finishes up a four mile run in Washington's heat.
• Aug. 7: Florida State University offensive lineman Tyler Graves pours water over his head to cool off during the Seminoles first day of football practice in Tallahassee, Fla.
• Aug. 7: Oliver Payne runs through a sprinkler set up on the National Mall as he finishes up a four mile run in Washington's heat.