Posted on 07/01/2012 7:00:04 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
(CNN) -- People in a huge swath of the United States are being urged to seek out shelters as needed on Sunday as a historic heat wave continues to bring sizzing temperatures -- including to some who have lost power.
Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States.
Nineteen states were under excessive heat warnings or heat advisories on Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit were expected in much of the Southeast.
Over the past week, nearly 1600 high temperatures have been broken -- including 140 all-time highs, according to the National Climatic Data Center. Statistics for Saturday, when more records were broken, were not yet available.
Meanwhile, a derecho -- or massive storm -- that moved across the Ohio Valley to the Northeast on Friday left 12 people dead and millions without power. Many remained without power on Sunday.
Some residents in the affected areas, particularly between Chicago and Washington, were likely to see high temperatures in the 90s or even 100 on Sunday, said CNN Meterologist Sarah Dillingham. "Even with areas seeing temperatures in the 80s to low 90s, no air conditioning will still pose a major threat."
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“Has ANYBODY ever heard that term before”
Yes. It is a correct saying.
That part of the country has a different type of heat because of the humidity factor. I wll take 115 here in Yuma over 100 in Atlanta any day. That sticky heat sucks. Even the humidity we experience during our Monsoon season doesn’t compare to what the experience in the Southeast. That is why I love living in the desert!
It looks like he chose the spanish word for “straight” to describe these storms because he thought that tornado was based on the spanish word for “turn”.
That is why I love living in the desert!...and my swamp cooler. It will be over 100 here today but sitting outside on my back patio with the sliding door wide open it will will be a wonderful 80 degrees.
Can't use those swamp coolers in that eastern humidity. The whole place feels like a sweltering swamp. I'm with you. Keep the humidity.
82 degrees in Sacramento... feels like 81.
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