NWS Forecasts Dangerous Heat in Eastern US Through Holiday Weekend

Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across parts of central and eastern US through Friday before shifting its focus across the entire eastern US through the Independence Day holiday weekend, the US National Weather Service said. Temperatures could potentially reach a peak of nearly 115 degrees Fahrenheit. The region stretching from the northern/central Plains into the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic is likely to experience severe thunderstorms in places on Friday. The NWS early Friday issued a red flag warning for Colorado's Montrose, Gunnison, Nucla, Buena Vista, Cortez, Durango, Lake City, Alamosa, Telluride, Leadville, Creede, Wolf Creek Pass, Saguache, South Fork, Salida, San Luis, Trinidad, Canon City, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Fairplay and Woodland Park. Pueblo and Westcliffe were placed under an evacuation immediate watch. Xcel Energy (XEL) and Black Hills (BKH) unit Black Hills Energy are the primary electricity service providers in Colorado. The NWS issued an extreme heat warning for the entirety of Ohio and Kentucky. The Ohio-based subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP) and AES (AES), FirstEnergy (FE) units Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison,.