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Heat triggers alerts for more than 80 million in central, eastern U.S.

Temperatures over 95 degrees will span from Texas to Montana and from the Mid-Atlantic to Maine on Thursday

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August 4, 2022 at 11:35 a.m. EDT
Forecast highs on Thursday from the National Weather Service. (PivotalWeather)
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More than 80 million Americans in the central and eastern United States are under heat alerts Thursday because of a punishing combination of temperatures from 95 to 105 degrees and oppressive humidity levels.

“Dangerously hot summer conditions persist in several spots across the U.S.,” the National Weather Service wrote early Thursday.