Western US Heat Spreads Across 8 States as Phoenix Heads for 111F Friday
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 9
Western US Heat Spreads Across 8 States as Phoenix Heads for 111F Friday
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 9
Summary
Heat advisories, warnings and watches now stretch from Nevada to northeastern Minnesota, with the most intense heat centered in the central and northern Rockies and the northern Great Plains.
Phoenix is forecast to hit 111F on Friday, while extreme heat warnings cover parts of Arizona and the deserts east of San Diego; Southern California is also under heat advisories.
The latest expansion follows days of dangerous desert heat, after Phoenix metro was warned of highs up to 114F and the city logged 18 heat-related deaths this year.
Storm threats from the Plains to the Mid-Atlantic are developing alongside the western heat, underscoring a broad, multi-region US weather pattern.