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Map Shows Millions Facing 'Lethal' Heat Warning in 7 States

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People in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, California and Mississippi can expect 'dangerously hot temperatures.'

Excessive heat warnings have been issued for seven states expecting 'lethal' temperatures.The summer has already been characterized by extreme heat, with the southwest experiencing a heat wave at the beginning of this month, before it shifted to the Midwest, Northeast and eventually the Plains.

In parts of north Mississippi, southeast Missouri and west Tennessee, heat index temperatures of 110 degrees are set to hit between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT on Saturday.Many of these states are also covered by further warnings, including one issued by the NWS in Shreveport, Louisiana.This warning also applies to portions of south-central and southwest Arkansas, north-central and northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, and east and northeast Texas.

 

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