Heat Wave Map Shows Zone Spread Into Five New States

Between Wednesday and Saturday, the NWS added a moderate heat alert to five new states.

A National Weather Service moderate heat alert expanded to five new states in the south and south-eastern United States between Wednesday and Saturday, according to maps published by the federal agency.The moderate alert was extended to Georgia, Oklahoma, New Mexico, North Carolina, and South Carolina over the three-day period. However, during this time, it was also withdrawn from ten states, primarily in the north-east.

It also applies to smaller sections of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and New York.The highest NWS heat warning is 'extreme,' shown on the map by the color purple, which is only in place for a section of southern Texas on Saturday.

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