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Records fall hard and fast as heat wave smothers Lehigh Valley
No climate site in the region reached 100 degrees on Monday, but the suffocating heat and humidity was still record-setting across the Mid-Atlantic region.
No climate site in the region reached 100 degrees on Monday, but the suffocating heat and humidity was still record-setting across the Mid-Atlantic region.
PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator headquartered in Valley Forge, issued a maximum generation alert and load management alert for Monday.
Allentown hasn't had a 100-degree day since July 2011. The forecast high on Tuesday is now 100 degrees.
With temperatures in the low 90s and heat indices spikes toward 100, showers and thunderstorms are expected in the area by early evening.
Severe storms, dangerous heat and rising humidity are in the forecast for the Lehigh Valley. Here's what to expect this week and into next.