Extreme heat affected large parts of the Western U.S., hospitalizing some people and prompting dangerous temperature forecasts across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. About 1.2 million people faced extreme heat risk with little overnight relief; 18.6 million were under major heat risk nationwide, including Miami. Tucson area highs were forecast 102–107°F. Portland reported a preliminary 102°F high for Aug. 22, potentially breaking a 1942 record. Runners in Portland's Hood to Coast relay suffered heat impacts; at least one runner lost consciousness and was hospitalized overnight after hydrating and dousing with water. Emergency visits and 911 calls rose during the heat.
Residents of the Western U.S. sweltered in a heat wave Saturday that hospitalized some people, with temperatures forecast to hit dangerous levels throughout the weekend in Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada and Arizona. About 1.2 million people were under extreme heat risk, meaning temperatures were expected to stay dangerously high with no relief overnight. The largest area under the warning was around Tucson, Arizona, where the National Weather Service forecast highs between 102 and 107 degrees Fahrenheit (39 and 42 degrees Celsius).
Portland, Oregon, reported a record high for Aug. 22, according to preliminary data: 102 degrees (38.9 Celsius). If upheld it would break the 98-degree (36.7-degree Celsius) high for the date, set in 1942, according to the NWS. Struggling through the smothering heat were long-distance runners in a Portland's annual Hood to Coast relay race, which goes from inland Mt. Hood to the Pacific Ocean.
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