Video: Car launches into the air as road buckles, splits open reportedly due to extreme heat
The driver was 'understandably shaken,' said Blackwell.
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'She had no chance to stop. Her car looked brand new before this. The landing did some damage to her vehicle,' he said, adding that the full extent of the damage would need to assessed.
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There was a passenger in the car as well who was also confused by the event, said Blackwell, although the passenger remained 'very calm.'
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'You get the moisture underground, and everything kind of comes together. It's just, everything swells up and has nowhere to go but up,' assistant director for the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department Brock Davis told KFVS.
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As of Tuesday morning, a heat advisory is still in place for many cities in the state, with daily heat index values of 100 to 107 degrees Farenheit, or nearly 38 to nearly 42 degrees Celcius. The advisory is expected to remain in effect until Friday evening.
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'When temperatures rise to certain values, the physical composure of many items will naturally start to break down or change,' the Weather Network reported.
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Meanwhile, in Canada, some provinces are also feeling the heat.
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Ontario Provincial Police closed down part of Highway 402 in the Plympton-Wyoming area, east of Sarnia, due to 'unsafe road surface conditions,' it said in a post on X on June 22.
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ROAD CLOSURE: #Hwy402 westbound is closed between Oil Heritage Rd and Mandaumin Rd in Plympton-Wyoming due to due to unsafe road surface conditions. Westbound motorists exit at Oil Heritage Rd and take London Line to Mandaumin Rd to re-enter the highway. #LambtonOPP on scene.^pia pic.twitter.com/zHoGfux7sT
— OPPCommunicationsWR (@OPP_COMM_WR) June 23, 2025
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Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for parts of Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec as of Tuesday morning.
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In cities such as Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, the weather agency says humidex values of 40 to 45 degrees Celcius are expected.
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