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Mid‑July The extreme July heat continues to dominate wave that began in the Deep South and parts of the Midwest, with daytime temperatures in has continued to expand across the 90‑100 °F range Midwest and heat‑index values often above 100 °F. Cooling centers opened in Southwest. By late June remain operational 24 hours a day in libraries, churches, senior centers and recreation facilities across Alabama, New York, Ohio, Indiana and other states. Recent advisories kept Alabama’s Gulf Coast under an extreme‑heat warning through early July, prompting additional sites staffed by community groups and nonprofits. New the National Weather Service issued extreme‑heat warnings now cover a broad swath for dozens of the Midwest, including many counties in Missouri and Kansas, where with heat‑index values have peaked at reaching 116 °F. The Kansas City metro area, central Missouri, eastern Kansas and the St. Louis region are all under extreme‑heat alerts, °F in Missouri and a heat advisory stretches across the eastern Missouri‑Illinois corridor. In the Southwest, an extreme‑heat 115 °F in Kansas. A separate warning for July 27 spans covered northwest Arizona, southeast California and southern Nevada, with projecting daytime highs projected at of 108‑120 °F and overnight lows remaining in °F, including the 80‑95 °F range. Forecasts indicate Death Valley region. More than 80 million people in the extreme central United States now face heat will persist through early next week across the Midwest, South and Gulf‑Coast states, advisories or warnings, with heat‑indexes near 110‑115 °F and daytime highs overnight lows lingering in the upper 90s 70s, limiting physiological recovery and driving a sharp rise in heat‑related illness. Existing cooling centers—operating 24 hours in libraries, churches, senior centers and recreation facilities—from Alabama to low 100s. New York, Indiana and Ohio remain open to provide relief. Additional advisories have been issued include a heat advisory for Colorado’s Kiowa County (≈105 County, Colorado (high near 105 °F) and Alabama’s Gulf Coast (heat index approaching 114 °F). an extreme‑heat warning for parts of Southern California such as Lake Los Angeles, Lancaster and Palmdale, where triple‑digit highs are forecast. The NWS warns that sustained high overnight temperatures hinder bodily recovery Storm Prediction Center placed a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms, citing dangerous wind, hail and increase heat‑related illness risk, urging flash‑flood potential across the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. The NWS continues to urge residents to stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity, use air‑conditioned spaces and check on vulnerable neighbors. A cold front is expected to arrive Tuesday, bringing cooler air and lowering early next week, which should lower temperatures into the upper 80s‑low 90s across much of the affected regions. area.