Deadly heat wave cripples parts of the U.S. and is forecast to shatter even more records in the West
A blistering, prolonged heat wave is forecast to shatter even more triple-digit records this week, after a sweltering weekend that saw Las Vegas hit a new record of 120 degrees and led to the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley.
A blistering, prolonged heat wave is forecast to shatter even more triple-digit records this week, after a sweltering weekend that saw Las Vegas hit a new record of 120 degrees and led to the death of a motorcyclist in Death Valley.
On Monday, 122 million people were under heat alerts across the West, Southeast and Northeast. Las Vegas and Reno in Nevada; Portland, Oregon; and Redding, California, are some cities that could set record highs today as temperatures soar up to 25 degrees above average.
It was already a record-breaking weekend for the West: Redding hit a record high of 119 degrees Saturday, Las Vegas 120 degrees on Sunday, and Palm Springs, California, peaked at 124 degrees on Friday, breaking a previous record high of 123 degrees from 2021.
A motorcyclist died of suspected heat exposure and another was hospitalized for severe heat illness on Saturday at Death Valley National Park, where a high of 129 degrees was recorded Sunday.
Triple digit temperatures will persist at least for the next couple of days in the region as a high pressure continues to sit over the desert Southwest, NBC News meteorologist Angie Lassman said.
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