United States Weather: July 15, 2024
FOX Weather provides you with the latest weather forecast and weather news headlines for Monday, July 15, 2024 weather in the United States.
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Chicago in the crosshairs of severe storms
After a stormy weekend in the Midwest, the start of the work week will be no different. Major cities such as Chicago and Milwaukee faced the threat of severe weather Monday that could bring damaging winds, large hail and even tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center lists 13 million people at Level 3 of the 5-level severe weather risk.
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154 million Americans under heat alert
More than 154 million Americans may not leave their air conditioners this week as a severe heat wave bakes much of the country
Heat warnings have been issued for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Florida. Meanwhile, the central United States is joining in the sweaty fun, with temperatures expected to hit triple digits, while the West continues to swelter in deadly conditions.
Wildfires deadly in West
Firefighters are having trouble extinguishing several raging wildfires as high temperatures persist across the West. Fire season has become deadly lately Firefighting plane crashes in Montana and Human remains found in Northern California Mina fire.
A plane drops flame retardant on a hillside scorched by the Poppy Fire in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County, California on July 10, 2024, as temperatures exceeded 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius). (Photo by Robin Baker/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
WATCH: Shark lurks near popular New York beach
Multiple sharks were spotted swimming near Rockaway Beach on Long Island on Thursday, marking the first sighting of the summer in New York. More happened over the weekend, with the NYPD deploying drones to help keep the public safe.
Sharks spotted swimming near Rockaway Beach in New York
NYPD drone video shows a shark swimming at Rockaway Beach near Beach 127 on July 14, 2024.
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