Car sent flying as it travels Missouri road buckled by heat
Evel Knievel, eat your heart out.
The ongoing heat wave affecting much of the country turned one Missouri thoroughfare into a Hot Wheels-style ramp — sending one hapless motorist airborne Sunday.
Bystander Albert Blackwell caught the sedan's sick jump on video, shared with Storyful, after filming a growing asphalt bulge in the town of Cape Girardeau, where temperatures topped 90 degrees.
There was no sign the car sustained damage from the unexpected aerial excursion.
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6 A car goes airborne off heat-induced roadway damage in Missouri.
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6 The car stuck the landing and didn't sustain visible damage.
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The record-breaking temperatures, caused by a so-called 'heat dome,' got even hotter Tuesday, with major cities across the East Coast reaching triple-digit temperatures.
In Washington DC, the National Park Service closed the Washington Monument to visitors Monday and Tuesday for fear its newly installed air conditioning system would not be able to keep up with the heat.
Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Philadelphia and Raleigh, were all forecast to pass 100 on Tuesday, while Manhattan had a forecast high of 99 – the hottest June 24 temperature in more than 100 years.
'A lot of people haven't seen heat like this in quite a while,' said FOX Weather meteorologist Cody Braud.
'When we look at the daily records, a lot of the records for [June 23 and 24] were set over a hundred years ago, so we're going to see some of these century-old records either challenged or broken.'
Another video circulating on social media shows a carload of miserable Amtrak passengers stuck in a sauna-on-rails Monday after their AC-less train stalled in a Baltimore tunnel.
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6 Extreme temperatures expanded the asphalt in the road, causing the crack.
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6 Person lying on the ground under a water fountain in Queens, NY.
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Braud said the heat dome – a giant bubble of stagnant, hot air – is steadily moving south and could roast those states later in the week before finally dissipating over the weekend.
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In the meantime, affected communities will remain on high alert.
The New Jersey town of Toms River evacuated dozens of homeless people from the streets to protect them from the deadly heat, News 12 reported, and towns throughout the region have cancelled outdoor events and sports games.
6 Clara Hernandez, 35, of Valencia, Spain, holds a thermometer in an NYC subway station.
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6 A hot dog keeps it cool in New York.
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Authorities have also warned of possible rolling blackouts and urged residents to limit their power use during daylight hours.
One 55-year-old Missouri woman was found dead in her home Tuesday after her power was shut off in the town of St. Ann, according to First Alert 4.
In areas facing extreme heat, experts recommend taking a 45-minute break for every hour spent outdoors.
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