Dangerous US heat impacts millions of Americans

By Janice Dean

Published July 20, 2022

Fox News

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Dangerous heat continues to grab headlines from the South-Central U.S. to the Northeast.

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Some 100 million people are under a heat advisory on Wednesday.

Heat alerts through Thursday in the Northeast (Credit: Fox News)

Temperatures will be over 100 degrees for many big cities, with plenty of humidity making it feel much worse.

Potential record high temperatures in the South on Wednesday (Credit: Fox News)

Meanwhile, strong-to-severe thunderstorms will be possible as a cold front slices through the hot, humid air mass over the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

The rain forecast in the Southwest (Credit: Fox News)

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More rain is forecast with the possibility of flooding across the Southwest and southern Rockies, as the summer monsoon season continues.

Janice Dean joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in January 2004 and currently serves as senior meteorologist for the network. She is also the morning meteorologist for FNC’s signature morning show, FOX & Friends (weekdays 6-9AM/ET), and contributes to FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s free ad-supported streaming television ("FAST") weather service.

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