Extreme heat warnings cover Central Plains to Northeast ahead of anniversary events

Extreme heat warnings now stretch from the Central Plains through the Midwest, South and Northeast. The alerts precede planned 250th-year anniversary events scheduled across affected areas. A report from World Weather Attribution states that the present heatwave qualifies as a one-in-200-year event.

The same report places the current temperatures in the top 0.5 percent of historical readings for the affected regions. No specific temperature records or casualty figures have been released by government agencies at this time.