In Utah, humidity as low as 5% is possible along with gusts up to 35 mph which would allow for new and existing fires to grow rapidly. These fire conditions have allowed the Dragon Bravo Fire on the north side of the Grand Canyon to explode this week, now burning more than 94,000 acres and containment falling to just 4%.

The New York City area was hit with torrential rains Monday, causing flash floods that left two dead. Now, the storm has moved south and as New York City dries up, it has been hit with a heat warning.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and her acting counterpart in New Jersey said they were declaring states of emergency for areas facing the threat of extreme flash floods forecast on Thursday for much of the Eastern Seaboard.