Residents take refuge as sizzling temperatures disrupt central and eastern U.S.
NEW YORK - A gargantuan heat wave hunkered down over the central and eastern United States on Saturday, sending residents to cooling centers and inflicting on Washington a heat index of 106 degrees F with even steamier conditions in the forecast.
“It’s pretty hot right now from the Plains states all the way through the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast,” said Alex Lamers, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center. Tourists visiting the monuments and museums on the National Mall in Washington endured temperatures approaching 100 degrees F .
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