Mainland in for uncomfortable 4th of July amid haze, heat and storms
Parts of the U.S. are seeing dangerous heat waves, strong storms and haze caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haze obscures buildings in Chicago Thursday, June 29, in Chicago. Haze from Canadian wildfires, along with higher ozone levels is continuing to create low visibility conditions and lead to Air Quality Alerts throughout the area.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Haze from Canadian wildfires obscures buildings along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago, Thursday, June 29, in Chicago.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man crosses to the shady side of the street on Thursday, June 29, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A security guard walks in the sun on Thursday, June 29, in Las Vegas.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kids play after sunset on Thursday, June 29, in Las Vegas.THE TRIBUNE-STAR VIA AP
Terre Haute Street Department and Terre Haute Wastewater Utility employees work to remove fallen trees on Thursday, June 29, in Terre Haute, Ind.THE TRIBUNE-STAR VIA AP
Trebor Stapleton points to the tree that once stood in his family's front yard after high winds moved through Terre Haute, Ind., on Thursday, June 29. Utility crews were scrambling Friday to restore electricity after a storm front moved across Illinois and Indiana on Thursday packing winds topping 70 miles an hour at times.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ryanland Brown, 7, runs through a splash pad at a park Friday, June 30, in Nashville, Tenn. Weather forecasts call for heat indexes to reach over 105 degrees Fahrenheit for the Middle Tennessee area through the weekend.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brian Jones runs sprints up Capitol Hill as he works out in the heat, Friday, June 30, in Nashville, Tenn.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Near a damaged sign, a utility pole lies in a parking lot on Friday, June 30, snapped off in derecho winds that hit Springfield, Ill., a day earlier along with a string of others on an east-side commercial strip just west of Interstate 55.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A utility pole lies at the entrance to a hotel on Friday, June 30, snapped off in derecho winds that hit Springfield, Ill., a day earlier along with a string of others on an east-side commercial strip just west of Interstate 55.