Scorching heat wave smashes records in the Northeast

BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE'RE LOOKING AT EXTREME WEATHER. FOR MILLIONS FROM COAST TO COAST, THE SUMMER IS OFF TO A FEROCIOUS START. A RELENTLESS HEAT WAVE SMASHING RECORDS IN THE NORTHEAST. IN PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY'S HIGH OF 98 DEGREES BEAT THE DAILY RECORD SET. WHILE WASHINGTON, D.C. HIT 100 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE. OTHER COMMUNITIES FACING SEVERE FLOODING, INCLUDING IOWA, WHERE RECOVERY EFFORTS ARE UNDERGOING, FORCING SOME RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE. IOWA'S GOVERNOR DECLARING A DISASTER FOR 21 COUNTIES. A WOMAN DIED IN AN INTENSE RAINSTORM AND ANOTHER PERSON DIED IN FLOODING IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE RIVERS BROKE RECORD LEVELS. NEW YORK BRACING FOR INTENSE STORMS. LIFE GUARDS AT NEW YORK JONES BEACH SWEATING IT OUT. >> IT KEEPS GETTING WORSE. YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT THAT. >> WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING HERE, IT WAS DEFINITELY COOLER. >> Reporter: SCIENTISTS SAY THERE IS A CLEAR LINK BETWEEN INTENSE HEAT AND HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE, MEANING THIS EXTREME WEATHER IS UNLIKELY TO GO ANYWHERE ANY TIME SOON. SAVANNAH? >> THANK YOU. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BREAK FROM THE HEAT. LET'S CHECK IN WITH MR. ROKER. >> SOME OF US WILL SEE THAT BREAK. 48 MILLION PEOPLE FROM CALIFORNIA UP TO THE PLAINS AND OUT TO CALIFORNIA UNDER HEAT ADVISORIES, WATCHES AND WARNINGS. AND THIS AREA IN RED, BACK TO TALLAHASSEE IN THE SOUTHEAST, THIS IS THE AREA WHERE WE HAVE A MAJOR RISK FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH IMPACTS. LOOK AT THE HEAT INDEXES. WICHITA, YOU WILL FEEL LIKE 104 DEGREES TODAY. 108 IN NEW ORLEANS. 97 IN RALEIGH. NEW YORK CITY ACTUALLY STARTING TO GET A LITTLE COOLER. IT WILL ONLY FEEL LIKE 81 DEGREES, AND THAT'S GREAT. BUT THAT EXCESSIVE HEAT CONTINUES TOMORROW. MEMPHIS, BATON ROUGE, TALLAHASSEE, WASHINGTON, D.C., YOU START TO COOL DOWN A LITTLE BIT. IN FACT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE HUMIDITY LEVELS. TODAY NOT SO BAD INTO THE APPALACHIANS. BUT DOWN TO THE GULF, IT STILL STAYED HOT ALL THE WAY UP TO MINNEAPOLIS. TOMORROW THINGS GET BETTER FROM THE PLAINS ALL THE WAY UP TO CHICAGO. HEAT AND HUMIDITY CONTINUING DOWN TO THE SOUTH, SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET A BREAK. THESE ARE THE AIR TEMPERATURES. MID-90s ATLANTA. LOW 90s TAMPA. AND THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE WILL BE WEL

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Length: 3min 17sec (197 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 24 2024