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‘Extremely high’ rates of heat-related ER visits, CDC says, with more coming Saturday
The deadly, multiday heat wave tightened its grip on the eastern United States on Friday, breaking records, sending people to the emergency room and raising the risk for millions of people starting to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors.
More than a dozen locations in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast broke or tied their high temperature records for Friday, including Washington, DC. The capital hit 102 degrees, surpassing the 101-degree record set in 1872.
The most extreme heat shifts a bit south on Saturday, staying high for DC with a forecast high of 102 degrees, which would make it the hottest July Fourth in the cityâs history. Philadelphia and New York City are expected to be near 100 degrees with heat indices near 105.
Extreme heat dome sizzles NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, DC into July Fourth weekend
A widespread, major heat wave spread from the Midwest to the East and will remain in place through the Fourth of July weekend with both oppressive humidity and blistering highs that are flirting with some all-time records in parts of the mid-Atlantic states.
Through July Fourth, over 165 million Americans in the Midwest and East have been at risk of either "major" or "extreme" heat-related health issues, according to the National Weather Service experimental HeatRisk product.
Triple-digit heat indices are expected for many, and daily low temperatures won't drop below the mid-80s for some, offering little relief at night.
The NWS has issued numerous extreme heat warnings and advisories for the eastern half of the country this week, plotted in the map below.
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