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Unusually Early Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Tests Records

Headline from Voice of America, from the development of May 13, 2023

Newest development May 15, 2023 · 3 reportsIntense heat wave grips Pacific Northwest: Over 11 million under heat advisories

Residents and officials in the Pacific Northwest have become more vigilant about heat wave preparations after some 800 people died during the heat dome weather event in 2021

Voice of America's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Names this update

    Unusually Early Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Tests Records

    Headline from Voice of America ·

  3. Newest

    Intense heat wave grips Pacific Northwest: Over 11 million under heat advisories

    Headline from Axios ·

Reports & sources

33 articles, oldest first.

  1. WDIO Duluth

    Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records (opens WDIO Duluth)

    Published

    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of the Pacific Northwest. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for much of the western parts of both Oregon and Washington.

  2. Voice of America

    Unusually Early Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Tests Records (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Residents and officials in the Pacific Northwest have become more vigilant about heat wave preparations after some 800 people died during the heat dome weather event in 2021

  3. NBC News

    Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory lasting from Saturday through Monday as temperatures are expected to hover at around 94 F through the weekend.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Unusually early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records

  5. Fox News

    Pacific Northwest heat could send temperatures up to 30 degrees above average, breaking records (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Officials in the Pacific Northwest are advising residents to take precautions amid an early heat wave that could send temperatures soaring up 30 degrees above average.

  6. NPR

    An unusually early heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is testing records (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest, with temperatures nearing or breaking records in some areas and heat advisories in place through Monday.

  7. Fox News

    Record-breaking heat wave hits Northwest, leaving millions of Americans sweltering (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    A heat wave that brought record temperatures to Washington and Oregon over the weekend is lingering in the Pacific Northwest and moving to the Central U.S.

  8. Axios

    Intense heat wave grips Pacific Northwest: Over 11 million under heat advisories (opens Axios)

    Published

    Axios's feed description

    High temperatures may again top daily records today across region — including Seattle and Portland, NWS warns.

  9. NBC News

    Pacific Northwest heat wave continues after historic weekend (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    On Sunday, several locations in Oregon set records for hottest temperature ever recorded in May while some parts of British Columbia were hotter than Las Vegas.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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