Urgent warning issued to millions to ‘stay indoors’ this weekend – story-veterans.com

The heat that first gripped California, Nevada, and Arizona is now marching east. States like Texas, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and even the Dakotas are next in line, turning what should be mild spring days into something far more extreme. A heat dome acts like a lid in the atmosphere. High pressure traps hot air near the ground, blocks clouds from forming, and allows the sun to beat down without relief—intensifying every hour people spend outside.