Heat advisories, warnings, and watches were in effect for 23 states east of the Rockies heading into the Fourth of July.
Nearly 80 million people were covered by the advisories and warnings on Tuesday, and it is expected to straddle 100 degrees again on Wednesday in many cities. The heat index, which measures what the temperature feels like with heat and humidity, reached 101 degrees in New York City, 102 degrees in Boston, 108 degrees in Washington, D.C., and 100 degrees in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
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