Dreadful heat, humidity invade South – Mail Tribune

Dreadful heat, humidity invade South – Mail Tribune

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Dreadful heat, humidity invade South  Mail Tribune

ATLANTA (AP) — Stifling heat smothered states from Texas to South Carolina on Tuesday with temperatures that felt like 120 degrees (49 Celsius), making it …

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