13 deaths tied to U.S. heat wave

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(CNN) -- The dangerous heat wave blamed for as many as 13 deaths spread into the eastern United States on Wednesday, extending its reach across nearly half the U.S. population, officials said.

About 141 million people in a 1 million-square-mile area were under heat advisories and warnings, Justin Kenney, spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tweeted.

The National Weather Service said "temperatures in the mid-90s will be possible across the mid-Atlantic states today. High temperatures will near 100 degrees tomorrow across much of the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Southeast. These triple-digit temperatures are forecast to remain in place across the eastern U.S. through Saturday before cooling off slightly to the mid-90s by Sunday."

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While it is unclear how many deaths will ultimately be blamed on the heat, the National Weather Service said 13 fatalities were "potentially related to the heat wave in the Midwest."

Do I need a 2nd line?

I haven't been outdoors for the past 3 days due to
the heat and humidity. Its going to be even worse
tomorrow, 101 F degrees plus humidity. Anyone
out in this heat take extreme care to cool off in an
ac from time to time and drink lots of liquids. I
have had heat exhaustion before and its not a good
thing.

reply to post by light2012

This is huge! Weather is changing folks! Times are changing! Scary..........Stay hydrated!

reply to post by Starwise


It isnt changing, this is typical.. this is what we call summer time...........
2nd line because i cant think of anything else to state..

and this is the type of heat we deal with all the time here on the west coast -_-
you east coast people must have too much cold weather.

reply to post by indisgust


it was 114 in Nebraska last week. I am from Texas, and thats HOT. It was only 111 here...
And this is one of the hottest summers I can remember - Ever. Ad that to the bizarre fact that it has snowed in Fort Worth for the last two Februaries ( hasnt snowed hard here since 1977) and I would say, yes, the weather is a changin'
.

Well, according to some people, poor people should not be allowed to have air conditioning so I guess you could think it could be worse, if all those poor people had their AC taken away.

I would LOVE for some of the asses in that thread to come live in Las Vegas with no AC, teach them a lesson or three. I'd bet they couldn't hack it and it hasn't even gotten hot yet here.

Stay cool, my friends.

Originally posted by light2012
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(CNN) -- The dangerous heat wave blamed for as many as 13 deaths spread into the eastern United States on Wednesday, extending its reach across nearly half the U.S. population, officials said.

About 141 million people in a 1 million-square-mile area were under heat advisories and warnings, Justin Kenney, spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, tweeted.

The National Weather Service said "temperatures in the mid-90s will be possible across the mid-Atlantic states today. High temperatures will near 100 degrees tomorrow across much of the mid-Atlantic and parts of the Southeast. These triple-digit temperatures are forecast to remain in place across the eastern U.S. through Saturday before cooling off slightly to the mid-90s by Sunday."

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edit on 7/20/2011 by Mirthful Me because: EX Tags.

Even though this is sad, it isn't note worthy.

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