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A massive heat dome is bringing storms to the Northeast, and causing sweltering temperatures heading into fall
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Key Points:
- A heat dome stretching from the Rockies to the East Coast is causing temperatures above 100 degrees in much of the South and central US, with some areas feeling as hot as 110 degrees due to humidity.
- Overnight lows are expected to remain 10 to 20 degrees above average, potentially breaking over 100 record-warm daily low temperatures in the coming week.
- The heat dome is disrupting the jet stream, causing storms to form and move around its edges, which is contributing to severe storm and flooding threats in the Northeast and Great Lakes starting Sunday.
- Heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches is forecasted from the Great Lakes into southern New England, with the first flooding threat beginning Sunday afternoon and continuing into Monday, especially in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and New York City.
- Additional rounds of rain and flooding are expected Tuesday through Thursday in the Northeast, though the exact locations of these storms remain uncertain.
