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Third heat wave of summer strikes Northeast, Mid-Atlantic

Record-breaking temperatures should peak across the Northeast on Tuesday before some relief late in the week. Excessive Heat Warnings are in place for nearly 30 million Americans along the east coast.

Temperatures in the 90s to low 100s have hit millions of Americans this week, from the southern Appalachians up to New England, as the third heat wave ^[2] of the summer strikes.

The FOX Forecast Center predicts daily record highs to fall this week,

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Drone video from the Chicago & Midwest Storm Chasers shows extensive damage along I-55 near Channahon, Illinois where powerful winds flipped tractor trailers and brought down powerlines.

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CHANNAHON, Ill.– Part of Interstate 55 on the outskirts of Chicago ^[2] remained shut down Tuesday morning after powerful winds from a derecho ^[3] overturned several semi-trucks and toppled power lines onto cars.

Forecasters with the National Weather

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A plane filled with passengers had to stay on the runway at Chicago O’Hare International Airport amid tornado-warned storms that killed at least one person on Monday, officials said.

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CHICAGO – Monday night turned terrifying for travelers at both of Chicago's major airports as some passengers were forced to endure dangerous storms while waiting in planes on the tarmac.

A wind gust of 75 mph was recorded at O'Hare International

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At least one person was killed Monday night when a powerful and destructive derecho plowed across the Midwest, bringing hurricane-force wind gusts and tornadoes to the Chicago area that toppled trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.

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NASHVILLE, Ill.— Emergency officials said residents in some neighborhoods of Nashville, Illinois, are being urged to evacuate after a nearby dam is imminently failing.

Recent heavy rains triggered Flash Flood Warnings in the region Tuesday morning, and

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An estimated 200 homes were evacuated after heavy rains caused a dam in Nashville, Illinois, to overtop and flood some neighborhoods downstream. FOX Weather correspondent Robert Ray reports. July 16, 2024.

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NASHVILLE, Ill.— Around 200 homes in Nashville, Illinois ^[2], were evacuated Tuesday after emergency officials warned of a nearby dam that was on the verge of failing.However, officials stress, the dam is holding strong.

"There was not a

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A powerful and deadly derecho blasted across the Midwest on Monday with hurricane-force wind gusts that uprooted trees, ripped roofs from buildings and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.

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Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather.It’s Tuesday, July 16, 2024.Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather.You can also get a quick briefing on national, regional, and local weather ^[2] whenever you

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A video recorded by FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray shows Chicago being blasted by damaging wind gusts and torrential rain as a powerful and deadly derecho swept across the Midwest on Monday.

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CHICAGO – A destructive derecho hit the Midwest on Monday night ^[2], tearing through parts of Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.

WHAT IS A DERECHO?^[3]

Tragically, a 44-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on her home in Cedar Lake, Indiana.

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A cold front is going to be draped across the Upper Midwest stretching back into the Plains starting on Tuesday. Along the front and out ahead of it, the FOX Forecast Center will be tracking a wide coverage of thunderstorms and potentially flooding rains for most of this week.

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A severe weather ^[2] threat that brought extensive damage to the upper Midwest and Great Lakes on Monday shifts to the Northeast ^[3] on Tuesday, where strong storms could cause damaging winds ^[4] and flooding ^[5].

The FOX Forecast Center said strong to

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CHICAGO – A deadly and destructive derecho^[2] blasted across the Midwest^[3] on Monday packing hurricane^[4]-force wind^[5] gusts and tornadoes^[6] that caused extensive damage to communities along a nearly 500-mile-long path extending from Iowa^[7] to

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Security video from a Chicago home shows a tornado-warned storm rip through Gage Park on Sunday night. Up to 70 winds caused damages across Chicagoland on Sunday.

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CHICAGO – Severe thunderstorms ripped through Chicagoland on Sunday evening, with damaging winds ^[2] up to 70 mph and a possible tornado ^[3] tearing through a Chicago ^[4] neighborhood.

Security video recorded in Gage Park on Sunday night shows a suspected

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Third heat wave of summer strikes Northeast, Mid-Atlantic

I-55 outside of Chicago shut down because of derecho damage

Videos: Passengers ride out Chicago storms in airplanes

Imminent dam failure, flash flooding prompt evacuations in southern Illinois

Fears of dam failure, flash flooding prompt evacuations in southern Illinois

Today's top weather news: Deadly derecho blasts across the Upper Midwest

Watch: Destructive derecho hits Midwest

Severe weather shifts to Northeast with damaging wind threats along I-95 corridor

Chicago, Midwest blasted by deadly derecho stretching nearly 500 miles

VIDEO: Apparent tornado in Chicago rips down trees in neighborhood

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