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...HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUES TODAY AND SATURDAY...An extended period of hot daytime air temperatures and heatindices will continue today and Saturday. Expect high temperaturesin the lower and mid 90s both afternoons, with maximum heatindices in the mid and upper 90s across all of central Indiana.These values may be hazardous, especially for sensitive andvulnerable populations. Take extra precautions if possible,including drinking sufficient non-alcoholic beverages andlimiting extended outdoor exposure to the heat in the afternoon toearly evening hours.
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...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT FRIDAY NIGHT...The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Managementhave declared an Air Quality Action Day, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHTEDT FRIDAY NIGHT.An Air Quality Action Day for Ozone has been issued. Ozone levelsare expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range.Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease,such as asthma should limit prolonged outdoor exposure.Here are some recommended actions that the public can take:* Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation.* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawnequipment until after 7pm.* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the airconditioner to 75 degrees or above.For additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at:https://apps.idem.in.gov/smogwatch
A boy cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Home plate umpire Carlos Torres cools off during the ninth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A shelf cloud moves into downtown Milwaukee, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Jeffrey Phelps - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Firefighters extinguish a burning outbuilding as the Point Fire spreads along West Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Noah Berger - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy cools off at a fountain outside Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals as hot weather dominates the weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy cools off at a fountain outside Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals as hot weather descends upon the Chicago area Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A kid cools off at Gallagher Way park fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kids cool off at Gallagher Way park fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman stretches up her hand while laying in a patch of shade with a books at Yards Park, Sunday, June 16, 2024, as temperatures begin to steam up in Washington.
- Jacquelyn Martin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Surfers catch a wave in Navarre Beach, Fla., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Kiichiro Sato - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman uses a towel to wipe off sweat as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chris Sander pauses to cool off in front of a fan as he works to get the his Powder Monkey Fireworks stand ready for opening in Weldon Spring, Mo., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers in hot weather work at a Radio Frequency Environment area in Riverwoods, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bidigare Contractors employees work Monday, June 17, 2024, on a water main project in Farmington Hills, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Workers say they drink lots of water and take frequent breaks when faced with doing their jobs in extreme heat.
- Corey Williams - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man talks on the phone as he covers his head with his jacket during hot weather in Glenview, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harrison Cartwright enjoys skatesailing during hot weather in Des Plaines, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wyatt Seymore pours the last drops of liquid from a water bottle into his mouth as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand, Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman wipes off sweat as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A worker works on the street during hot weather in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Six-year-old James Charles Liptak and his dog Rumble keeps cool from the oppressive heat with a walk in the water steps by PNC Park on the North Shore area of Pittsburgh, Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries wagon as she walks to Family Aquatic Center at Heritage Park during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A screen displays water price information in front of a drug store during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hunter Van Dyne pauses to wipe sweat from his forehead inside a hot fireworks tent as he works to set up for the opening of Powder Monkey Fireworks, in Weldon Spring, Mo., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman uses a towel to wipe off sweat while sorting boxes of fireworks inside a stiflingly hot trailer at Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman, right, uses a towel to wipe off sweat while working with Wyatt Seymore to sort boxes of fireworks inside a stiflingly hot trailer at Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harrison Cartwright enjoys skatesailing during hot weather in Des Plaines, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers take a break during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Extreme heat is expected to break records for tens of millions of people in the United States this week.
- J. Scott Applewhite - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yezica Jimenez, 16, from left, Luzmaria Celis, 13, and Sandra Cortez stand under a water barrel at the splash pad inside Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Louisville is expected to have sustained temperatures in the 90's all week.
- Sam Upshaw Jr. - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jerome Quirion of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, wades back to shore after venturing into the chilly Atlantic Ocean with his 18-month-old daughter, Amelie, while vacationing, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Walker and Lisa Lampe park their van down by the river and under 64 to remain cool in the heat, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
- Scott Utterback - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
People sit at a light rail stop as the temperature hits 104-degrees Monday, June 17, 2024, in Phoenix.
- Ross D. Franklin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hikers look for a dune to slide down at White Sands National Park, Monday, June 10, 2024, in White Sands, N.M.
- Ross D. Franklin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy plays in the chilly Atlantic Ocean, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean attract a crowd to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
9-year-old Wyatt Flagherty cooled off as temperatures rose in Louisville, Ky., at the Iroquois Park sprayground on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
- Jeff Faughender - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Serena Porter, 9, stays cool as she runs through water provided by the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety during Spray and Play on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich.
- DON CAMPBELL - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children run through water provided by the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety during Spray and Play on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich.
- DON CAMPBELL - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
AP
Extreme heat alerts are in effect for tens of millions of people in the United States as cities including Chicago break heat records
A boy cools off at a fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Home plate umpire Carlos Torres cools off during the ninth inning of a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A shelf cloud moves into downtown Milwaukee, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Jeffrey Phelps - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Firefighters extinguish a burning outbuilding as the Point Fire spreads along West Dry Creek Road in Healdsburg, Calif., on Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Noah Berger - freelancer, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy cools off at a fountain outside Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals as hot weather dominates the weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy cools off at a fountain outside Wrigley Field before a baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals as hot weather descends upon the Chicago area Sunday, June 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A kid cools off at Gallagher Way park fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kids cool off at Gallagher Way park fountain during hot weather in Chicago, Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman stretches up her hand while laying in a patch of shade with a books at Yards Park, Sunday, June 16, 2024, as temperatures begin to steam up in Washington.
- Jacquelyn Martin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Surfers catch a wave in Navarre Beach, Fla., Sunday, June 16, 2024.
- Kiichiro Sato - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman uses a towel to wipe off sweat as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chris Sander pauses to cool off in front of a fan as he works to get the his Powder Monkey Fireworks stand ready for opening in Weldon Spring, Mo., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers in hot weather work at a Radio Frequency Environment area in Riverwoods, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bidigare Contractors employees work Monday, June 17, 2024, on a water main project in Farmington Hills, Mich., a suburb of Detroit. Workers say they drink lots of water and take frequent breaks when faced with doing their jobs in extreme heat.
- Corey Williams - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man talks on the phone as he covers his head with his jacket during hot weather in Glenview, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harrison Cartwright enjoys skatesailing during hot weather in Des Plaines, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Wyatt Seymore pours the last drops of liquid from a water bottle into his mouth as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand, Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman wipes off sweat as he takes a break from unloading a stiflingly hot trailer of fireworks outside Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A worker works on the street during hot weather in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Six-year-old James Charles Liptak and his dog Rumble keeps cool from the oppressive heat with a walk in the water steps by PNC Park on the North Shore area of Pittsburgh, Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Lucy Schaly/Post-Gazette - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman carries wagon as she walks to Family Aquatic Center at Heritage Park during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A screen displays water price information in front of a drug store during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hunter Van Dyne pauses to wipe sweat from his forehead inside a hot fireworks tent as he works to set up for the opening of Powder Monkey Fireworks, in Weldon Spring, Mo., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman uses a towel to wipe off sweat while sorting boxes of fireworks inside a stiflingly hot trailer at Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ethan Hickman, right, uses a towel to wipe off sweat while working with Wyatt Seymore to sort boxes of fireworks inside a stiflingly hot trailer at Powder Monkey Fireworks ahead of the opening of the stand Monday, June 17, 2024, in Weldon Spring, Mo.
- Jeff Roberson - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Harrison Cartwright enjoys skatesailing during hot weather in Des Plaines, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workers take a break during hot weather in Wheeling, Ill., Monday, June 17, 2024.
- Nam Y. Huh - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Workmen with the Architect of the Capitol office, perform maintenance on the irrigation system in a park near the Senate, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Extreme heat is expected to break records for tens of millions of people in the United States this week.
- J. Scott Applewhite - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yezica Jimenez, 16, from left, Luzmaria Celis, 13, and Sandra Cortez stand under a water barrel at the splash pad inside Waterfront Park in Louisville, Ky., on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Louisville is expected to have sustained temperatures in the 90's all week.
- Sam Upshaw Jr. - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jerome Quirion of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, wades back to shore after venturing into the chilly Atlantic Ocean with his 18-month-old daughter, Amelie, while vacationing, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
David Walker and Lisa Lampe park their van down by the river and under 64 to remain cool in the heat, Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Louisville, Ky.
- Scott Utterback - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
People sit at a light rail stop as the temperature hits 104-degrees Monday, June 17, 2024, in Phoenix.
- Ross D. Franklin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hikers look for a dune to slide down at White Sands National Park, Monday, June 10, 2024, in White Sands, N.M.
- Ross D. Franklin - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy plays in the chilly Atlantic Ocean, in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The cool waters of the Atlantic Ocean attract a crowd to Old Orchard Beach, Maine, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The heat wave that has been hitting much of the United States is now moving into the Northeast.
- Robert F. Bukaty - staff, ASSOCIATED PRESS
9-year-old Wyatt Flagherty cooled off as temperatures rose in Louisville, Ky., at the Iroquois Park sprayground on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
- Jeff Faughender - member, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Serena Porter, 9, stays cool as she runs through water provided by the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety during Spray and Play on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich.
- DON CAMPBELL - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Children run through water provided by the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety during Spray and Play on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, at City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich.
- DON CAMPBELL - member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Stifling heat blanketed tens of millions across United States on Tuesday, forcing people and even zoo animals to find ways to cool down as summer arrives in what promises to be a sweltering week.
Extreme heat alerts stretched from Iowa to Ohio and even into the upper reaches of Michigan on Tuesday, canceling youth sports camps, nature walks and festivals across the region. The National Weather Service said the dangerous heat wave was expected to make its way across the country and into Maine until at least Friday.
An organization that provides produce to areas with limited access to fresh foods in Columbus, Ohio, prepared frozen towels for their workers in case of overheating and packed cold water to stay hydrated.
“Hydration is the key,” said Monique McCoy, market manager for the Local Matters Veggie Van.
In Toledo, Ohio, the city canceled a weekly fitness event and a neighboring suburb called off a street fair as temperatures reached the mid-90s. A food bank in upstate New York canceled deliveries for Wednesday out of concern for its staff and volunteers.
Schools in New York canceled field trips Tuesday to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, where workers turned on water misters for visitors and the animals. Elephants and other animals were getting chunks of ice in their pools, said Ted Fox, the zoo’s executive director.
“Most of the species love them,” Fox said. “Even the tigers love to lick the ice and put their heads on them when it’s this warm.”
Cities that opened cooling centers this week advised that some public libraries, senior centers and pools where residents could beat the heat will be closed Wednesday because of the Juneteenth holiday.
The blast of extreme temperatures before the official start of summer came a little too early for many.
"This is hot for just moving in to summer, so I’m hoping that we’re going to see the downward trend in the temperature here soon because this is a warm one,” said Krista Voltolini, who was selling produce at a farmer’s market in Columbus.
A recent study found that climate change is making heat waves move more slowly and affect more people for a longer time. Last year, the U.S. saw the most heat waves — abnormally hot weather lasting more than two days — since 1936.
Chicago broke a 1957 temperature record Monday with a high of 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 degrees Celsius). Hot and muggy conditions will continue this week with peak heat indexes near 100 F (37.7 C) at times, the National Weather Service in Chicago said in a post on the social platform X.
Much of the Midwest and Northeast were under heat warnings or watches, with officials urging people to limit outdoor activities when possible and to check in with family members and neighbors who may be vulnerable to the heat.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul activated the National Guard to assist in any heat emergencies that develop over the next several days.
“This is a time of significant risk, and we’re doing our best to make sure that all lives are protected,” Hochul said Tuesday.
In California, wildfires erupted east of San Francisco in the state’s historic Gold Country region and in the mountains of northern Los Angeles County after what had been a quiet start to fire season. Wildfires in southern New Mexico damaged 500 buildings Tuesday in a mountain village of 7,000 people that had been evacuated with little time to spare.
While much of the U.S. swelters, late-season snow was forecast for the northern Rockies, with parts of Montana and north-central Idaho under a winter storm warning into Tuesday. As much as 20 inches (51 centimeters) was predicted for higher elevations around Glacier National Park.
Meanwhile, a fresh batch of tropical moisture was bringing an increasing threat of heavy rain and flash flooding to the central Gulf Coast. Hurricane season this year is forecast to be among the most active in recent memory.
Orsagos reported from Columbus. Michael Hill in Albany, New York, contributed.
Follow AP’s coverage of weather at https://apnews.com/hub/weather
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