Roads buckling as massive heat dome spreads across the US on the first day of summer: At least 70% of Americans to experience temperatures above 90F and 20% will battle triple-digit heat in major metro areas like Chicago, Minneapolis, Dallas and Atlanta

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  Minneapolis and St. Louis saw local weather conditions reach 101F on Monday
• Roads in the area are starting to cave in , as the Twin Cities reached a new daily record
• Weather in Mobile, Alabama, reached an all-time high over the weekend when temperatures reached 101F, surpassing its 1913 record of 100F
• Nine million people in eight states were listed under heat alerts on Monday morning, including in Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin
• Nearly 20 percent of the total US population  — 67.9million people —will witness triple-digit temperatures over the next couple of days
• Wildfires have also taken place in Arizona and New Mexico, where conditions in the Phoenix are closer to 110F than 100F

By ALASTAIR TALBOT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

At least 70 percent of Americans are set to experience a severe heatwave that will see temperatures rise above 90F and even reach triple-digits across parts of the Gulf Coast, the Great Lakes and the Mid West on the official first day of summer.

Chicago, Minneapolis, Nashville, Memphis, Dallas, New Orleans and Atlanta are among several cities under excessive heat warnings, with temperatures forecasted to reach higher than 100F, affecting 20 percent of the US population — 67.9million people.  

Minneapolis and St. Louis in Minnesota saw local weather reach about 101F Monday (38C), accompanied by high humidity that made conditions feel close to 110F (43C).

The Twin Cities are seeing its roads cave in under the heat and two areas on I-35 in the Minneapolis area are now closed as of a result, according to Kare11.

‘MSP has just reached 99[F], which is a new daily record (surpassing the old record of 98 set in 1933)! Let’s see if we can hit 100,’ the National Weather Service Twin Cities tweeted on Monday. The heat index in the area reached a high of 105F that day.

As of Monday at 5 p.m., when temperatures are at their highest, weather in Minneapolis will be 89F, while Chicago will bear the brunt of 93F weather. Weather in Nashville and Phoenix will respectively reach 101F and 108F, while temperatures in Memphis, New Orleans, Atlanta and Dallas will range between 90F-100F. 

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When temperatures are at their highest at 5p.m. on Monday, weather in Minneapolis will be 89F, while Chicago will bear the brunt of 93F weather. Nashville and Phoenix will respectively reach 101F and 108F, while temperatures in Memphis, New Orleans, Atlanta and Dallas will range between 90F-100F+10View gallery

The National Weather Services in St Louis and Minneapolis tweeted on Monday that the heat index in the area was up to 105F with temperatures around 101F+10View gallery

Roads in Minnesota’s capital are starting to crumple under the excessive heat, creating dangerous hazards for drivers+10View gallery

The Minnesota Department of Transportation shared several pictures of parts of I-35 caving in (pictured). The Interstate travels all the way up to Minnesota from border town Laredo, Texas

People flocked to pools, beaches and cooling centers across the Midwest and South spanning from northern Florida to the Great Lakes last week as a heat wave pushed temperatures into the 90s and beyond and may have caused the deaths of at least two people. 

Certain parts of the country, including New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, reached record-breaking highs over the week-end, surpassing 97F and 100F respectively on Saturday — breaking the 1913 record of 100F in Mobile. 

The National Weather Service urged caution for more than nine million people in eight states that were listed under heat alerts on Monday morning, mostly in the northern and western part of the country, such as Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Kansas. 

Temperatures reached 108F (42C) in northwest Kansas last Monday. Western parts of the state and the Texas panhandle nearly reached 110 degrees over the week-end. 

Last week, The Kansas Department of Health and Environment knew of at least 2,000 cattle deaths due to high temperatures and humidity. The deaths represent a huge economic loss because the animals, which typically weigh around 1,500 pounds, are worth around $2,000 per head, spokeswoman for the Kansas Livestock Association Scarlett Hagins said. 

Federal disaster programs will help some producers who incurred a loss, she added…….more here

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