Soaring temperatures were predicted for New York City on Monday, while other parts of the country were warned about hefty rainfall from an oncoming hurricane.
After one day of somewhat cooler temperatures on Sunday — a high in the mid-80s, dropping into the low 70s overnight — meteorologists expect more stickiness on Monday.
“Sunny with highs in the lower 90s,” the National Weather Service predicted. “Heat index values in the upper 90s.”
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Staying “cool” in the heat on Harlem’s W. 141 street at Broadway on July 15
New Yorkers have become increasingly familiar with sticky and hot conditions this summer, as the city has activated its Heat Emergency Plan for a record 23 days. The plan remained in effect through Monday, with cooling centers open across all five boroughs for anyone looking to beat the heat.
Meanwhile in the South, a large section of the Florida Panhandle was under a hurricane warning as Tropical Storm Debby gathered strength in the Gulf of Mexico.
“We are absolutely going to see a lot of rainfall,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said. “We are going to see a lot of saturation. We are going to see flooding events. That is going to happen. There is also going to be power outages.”
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People cool off in a water fountain during hot weather on July 16 in New York City.
The storm was expected to make landfall around the peninsula on Monday before moving into Georgia and South Carolina while dumping rain. DeSantis declared a state of emergency in 61 of Florida’s 67 counties.
On Sunday morning, Debby was located about 150 miles southwest of Tampa in the Gulf.
“I’d urge all Floridians to be cognizant of the fact that we are going to have a hurricane hit the state, probably a Category 1, but it could be a little bit more powerful than that,” DeSantis said at a news conference.
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