Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms
- Posted on July 5, 2026
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Unbearable heat suspected in 19 New Jersey deaths as high temperatures give way to thunderstorms
Several days of scorching temperatures are suspected to have caused at least 19 deaths in New Jersey as a heat dome that had settled above parts of the central and eastern United States gives way to severe storms that have knocked out power to close to 1 million homes and businesses.
