Almost 150 million people were under warnings and warnings of heat on Wednesday morning, since the extreme heat wave that has brought suffocating conditions in the eastern half of the country and broke dozens of temperature records showed no signs of detention.
The National Meteorological Service said that the conditions are still “extremely dangerous”, since the Ohio Valley will feel the heat until Friday, with more daily and monthly record temperatures that are expected to be broken.
Eastern heat persists
New York City, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston reached 100 degrees on Tuesday, as well as Maine parts. Dozens of heat records have broken this week in the eastern half of the continental United States.
Tuesday was the hottest day in New York since 2012, while voters aligned for the primary democratic elections. On Wednesday you will see another day at the end of the 90s with temperatures during the night in the 70s.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, warned in a Tuesday statement that the state electricity grid was approaching “maximum capacity” when people rose their air conditioners.
“It is essential to conserve electricity between now and 10:00 pm
The Washington monument closed for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, since both the locals and the tourists felt the heat, and the Newark airport reached 103 degrees, the hottest since 1966.
The heat has become fatal, and the authorities confirm that a woman in St. Ann, Missouri, died Monday due to causes related to heat. The local police chief Aaron Jiménez said he died at home after not having water or air conditioning for at least three days.
On Tuesday, two 16 -year -old hikers who suffered heat exhaustion had to be rescued from GAP Mountain in Jaffrey; One had to be taken by the mountain to an ambulance he expects, said Facebook of New Hampshire Fish and Game.
NBC Chicago reported that the heat was enough to fasten a road section in Missouri, and three hospitals in the Chicago area were fighting with their air conditioning, which led some patients to be transferred.
Cumulative health risks
The NWS warned about the cumulative effects of the health of the heat wave and emphasized the importance of drinking enough water and finding a fresh place, especially for vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with pre -existing health conditions.
“This is after several consecutive days of oppressive heat, which should exacerbate heat -related health impacts. This heat level is dangerous for anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,” the service said.
“You get the combination of extreme heat and humidity, but there is no relief,” said Jacob Asherman, a meteorologist at the NOAA weather prediction, Associated Press. “Everything has been stacked in itself … only speaks of how strong this heat wave is. This is a beautiful and quite extreme event.”
Otherwise, dispersed electric storms will reach the southwest on Wednesday, with possible sudden floods in parts of New Mexico and Texas.
Colder weather on the road
Heat must be relieved as the week progresses. A new cold weather front moves through the middle Atlantic, bringing the maximums to 90 degrees and, for some areas, the 80s or even the 70s.
“There is even a rare rear door front that will fall south New England apart from the Middle Atlantic region during the middle and last part of this week,” said Accuweather’s senior meteorologist Brett Anderson. “This can drastically reduce temperatures by 20-40 degrees in some cases, which is as large as it is put at this time of year.”
