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Heat Coming Back Into the Forecast
ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding with up to 6 inches reported in Iowa while 90 million people across the Midwest and South face dangerous heat and humidity this week.
- Flash flooding struck parts of the Midwest overnight, with rain totals in Iowa reaching up to 5 to 6 inches south of Des Moines.
- According to the U.S. Fifth National Climate Assessment, human-amplified climate change has increased extreme precipitation events by about 45% in the Midwest.
- This week brings high heat for the Midwest and South, with heat indices reaching 105 to 110 degrees in Raleigh, North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida.
- Heavy rain and heat warnings disrupted events and travel, while flash flood emergencies and heat alerts affected millions across the Midwest, South, and Southeast.
- Over the next 24 hours, forecasts show rounds of heavy rain sweeping the Midwest, and heat from the Midwest is expected to surge east later this week.
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Heat coming back into the forecast
The rainfall is mostly done for Monday evening but there was a LOT of rain in parts of Nebraska today. Although it only shows 0.85″ of rain in Beatrice, that was at the airport. I’m seeing many 2″+ rainfall totals in town. The heat comes back our way on Tuesday. As long as the sun comes back out, we’ll all...
As Midwest flooding eases, dangerous temperatures set in - Everett Post
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As Midwest flooding eases, dangerous temperatures set in - The Pulse of NH
ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As parts of the Midwest continued to experience catastrophic flooding overnight and into Monday, dangerous heat and humidity are expected to set in this week.Overnight, a flash flood emergency was declared in central Ill...
As Midwest flooding eases, dangerous temperatures set in - Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PA
(NEW YORK) — As parts of the Midwest continued to experience catastrophic flooding overnight and into Monday, dangerous heat and humidity are expected to set in this week. Overnight, a flash flood emergency was declared in central Illinois for catastrophic flooding as rain fell at rates of […]
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