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☆ Northeast flooding: 5 people were killed by raging floodwaters in southeastern Pennsylvania and 2 children are still missing
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Christina Maxouris Lauren Mascarenhas Melissa Alonso Caitlin Kaiser | Christina Maxouris | Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The children and their family, who were visiting from Charleston, South Carolina, were driving to a barbecue when they got stuck in flash flooding, Upper Makefield Fire Chief Tim Brewer said Sunday afternoon. Southeastern Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain Saturday, less than a week after parts of the state had again faced flash flooding that deluged roadways and displaced dozens from their homes. “New York State is once again seeing significant rainfall & we are prepared to help communities respond,” Gov. Flash flood warnings were again in effect earlier Sunday in parts of the state, prompting officials to warn of potential landslides. “There are flash flood warnings throughout the state today.

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☆ US heatwave: high temperatures forecast, northeast braces for rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/6] Agricultural worker Ernesto Hernandez takes a water break while enduring high temperatures in a tomato field, as a heat wave affects the region near Winters, California, U.S. July 13, 2023. The heat warnings spread from the Pacific northwest, down through California, through the Southwest and into the Deep South and Florida. Temperatures of over 115 Fahrenheit (46 Celsius) are forecast for areas of southern California's high desert, along with Arizona and Nevada. The NWS said widespread record-breaking high temperatures are likely to be recorded across the Southwest, in the western Gulf Coast and also in south Florida. "The combination of sizzling temperatures and oppressively high dew points will result in sultry heat throughout theSouth into the upcoming week," the NWS wrote.

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☆ US weather: flash floods in the northeast, heatwave intensifies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The NWS said the northeast could experience impassable roadways, tornadoes and even mudslides in some areas of higher terrain. Flooding inundated the northeast in recent days, with Vermont in particular reporting catastrophic flooding in its capital Montpelier, which is under a flash flood warning again on Sunday. HEAT WARNINGS FOR A QUARTER OF AMERICANS[1/10]A man takes picture of a digital sign displaying the high temperature, in Death Valley, California, U.S. July 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jorge GarciaThe heat warnings spread from the Pacific northwest, down through California, through the Southwest and into the Deep South and Florida. The NWS said widespread record-breaking high temperatures are likely to be recorded across the Southwest, in the western Gulf Coast and also in south Florida.

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