00:00Three weather emergencies are hitting the United States at the exact same time, and
00:05the scale is staggering.
00:06Right now, wildfires are forcing evacuations in Southern California, 7 million Midwest residents
00:12are under active flood watches, and 32 million Americans in the Northeast are suffering under
00:18a dangerous heat dome.
00:20The National Weather Service confirms all three crises are active simultaneously today.
00:25Southern California fire officials have issued evacuation orders as hot, dry, gusty winds
00:31fan blazes across the region.
00:33In the Midwest, forecasters warn repeating rounds of severe thunderstorms will continue
00:39to pound the same flood-soaked communities through Thursday.
00:42And from Philadelphia to Boston, heat indices between 95 and 99 degrees are sending hospital
00:49emergency rooms into surge mode.
00:51FEMA has activated coordination centers in multiple regions simultaneously, a rare occurrence
00:57that underscores the scale of what Americans are facing today.
01:00This is not an isolated event.
01:03Meteorologists say these overlapping disasters are a signature of an increasingly amplified
01:09weather pattern across the continental U.S.
01:12Be prepared.
01:13Know your local threat and act early.
01:16scene.
01:16But I like to make it really tidy.
01:17Okay.
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