Heat blankets Midwest

Heat is expected to rise thorugh much of the country over the next few days, with high temperatures triggering heat-related warnings in come areas.

According to Weather Underground, a wave of low pressure will transition east southeastward over the Midwest. A warm frontal boundary associated with this system will ignite strong to severe thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley, the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic. Severe thunderstorms will be possible in eastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, northeast Tennessee, western North Carolina, western Virginia, West Virginia, western Maryland and southwest Pe...