NBC News meteorologist Michelle Grossman looks ahead at how a life-threatening heat wave will impact millions of Americans for days to come.
The United States was buffeted by extreme weather on Wednesday, with Texas braced for the first tropical storm of the hurricane season while the Northeast still faced a major heat wave. Southern Texas is braced for a major storm to hit late Wednesday into Thursday, with considerable flash flooding likely, according to forecasters.
'As we prepare for severe tropical weather, Texas is activating all personnel and resources needed to support Texans and communities that will be potentially impacted by excessive rain and flooding,' he said in a statement. The Texas A&M Forest Service has mobilized four teams comprising of 100 personnel and 24 vehicles, while the Texas National Guard has three platoons of more than 40 personnel in total, alongside 20 vehicles, including Chinook helicopters.
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