More than 50 million in Northeast face severe weather risk as wildfire smoke impacts air quality
A severe weather threat is in effect from the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
A severe weather threat is in effect from the Ohio Valley through the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
While millions of Americans across the Northeast experienced record-setting temperatures, thunderstorms in the Midwest downed trees, ruptured power lines and made transportation treacherous.
Extremely dangerous heat, coupled with humidity, could result in heat index readings of 100 to 115 degrees from the Midwest to the East Coast, forecasters said.
A heat wave will blast a large swath of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures will feel hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with…