It is a hot setup for a lot of North America this week, dozens of record highs will be set across the Eastern U.S., meanwhile heavy moisture will focus on the Northern Plains/Canadian Prairies/Upper Midwest and South Texas. Here’s an overview and then a bulleted list of the weather items that will make headlines you’ll see this week.
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Major Hurricane Erin is churning just north of the Bahamas, bringing dangerous surf and rip currents to much of the U.S. East Coast this week. While Erin should stay offshore, its outer bands may brush the Outer Banks later in the week. Elsewhere, extreme heat grips the Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley, and multiple storm systems keep rainfall active across the South, East, and Southwest.