Mother Nature will threaten Fourth of July travel and holiday plans as severe storms, record heat and wildfire smoke converge on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. . More than 100 million people face the risk of damaging winds, tornadoes or hail in the next 48 hours. This, after tens of thousands of flight delays and thousands of flight cancellations have created travel chaos for more than a week.
The last time Las Vegas waited this long for triple digit heat was “58 years ago on June 30, 1965,” the National Weather Service office in Las Vegas said. The first heat wave could catch people off guard, increasing the risk of heat-related illness. “This rapid rise in temperatures will result in a major risk of heat-related impacts for anyone without effective cooling and/or adequate hydration,” the National Weather Service office said.