Northeast Grid Issues Alert as 95F Heat Threatens 57 Daily Records
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
Northeast Grid Issues Alert as 95F Heat Threatens 57 Daily Records
5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 19
New York and much of the US Northeast headed into a sweltering Tuesday with the regional power grid issuing an alert as heat threatened to strain electricity supplies.
Central Park was forecast to hit 95F, with humidity pushing the feels-like temperature near 99F during the morning commute, according to the National Weather Service.
From New England to North Carolina and west to Ohio, temperatures were expected to approach or exceed as many as 57 daily records, including in Newark, Philadelphia and Washington.
The alert underscores how an early-season heat wave is stretching demand across a broad, densely populated corridor of the eastern US.
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