The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Hawaii fires death toll rises, search and recovery efforts continue
Start your day with the latest weather news – With the deaths from the Maui wildfires surpassing 90, it officially makes it the deadliest American wildfire in over 100 years.
Hawaii fires death toll rises to 96 with hundreds still missing
Search and rescue efforts are continuing in Hawaii after devastating wildfires last week killed nearly 100 people. Thousands of buildings have been destroyed and damage estimates are over $5.5 billion.
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Hawaii fires death toll continues to rise, making it the deadliest US wildfire in modern history
At least 96 people have died from the wildfires that have ravaged parts of Maui, and officials say the search and recovery efforts are far from over.
The Hawaii fire is now the deadliest American wildfire in modern U.S. history, thousands of structures were damaged or destroyed, and officials say that of the affected buildings, nearly 90% have been reported as residential structures.
Aerial footage shows the absolute sheer destruction that the fires have caused on the island.
Watch: Aerial footage shows scope of devastating destruction after wildfire in Kula, Hawaii
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources released aerial footage above Kula, Hawaii, that shows the scope of devastation after wildfires raged across Maui.
Record heat takes aim at Pacific Northwest while the South continues to bake
Another heat wave has settled in on the Pacific Northwest, where the triple-digit temperatures could break new records throughout the region.
The FOX Forecast Center says that the heat will continue to intensify and expand across the region Monday, with highs ranging from the upper 80s to low 90s around Puget Sound, the upper 90s to low 100s east of the Cascades, and the mid-100s to potentially over 110 degrees for the interior west of the Cascades.
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Meanwhile, the southern U.S.'s relentless heat wave continues with posted heat alerts from Texas to Virginia.
The most excessive heat is expected to focus across a large portion of Texas into the Lower Mississippi Valley, the FOX Forecast Center says, and temperatures, when combined with high humidity, will allow for heat indices as high as 110 to 120 for many locations.
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Hurricane HQ: A hurricane and tropical storm to watch in the Eastern Pacific; new area being monitored in the Atlantic
The Eastern Pacific remains active, as forecasters are watching Hurricane Fernanda spin across the basin while Tropical Storm Greg formed south of Hawaii.
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And in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center is watching two areas that have the potential for tropical develpment. The areas in the Atlantic both have low chances of development over the next seven days.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas in the Atlantic for possible development.
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