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Heat Wave: Extreme heat continues to bake Midwest, parts of East Coast

Shortbread Dually gets a drink of water as he is cooled down by Cathy Herrmann, left, of Syracuse, Kansas, at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Friday, July 6, 2012. Herrmann is in town to take part in the Ranch Sorting Championship. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Shortbread Dually gets a drink of water as he is cooled down by Cathy Herrmann, left, of Syracuse, Kansas, at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Friday, July 6, 2012. Herrmann is in town to take part in the Ranch Sorting Championship. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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  • Lee Shinn wears one of the umbrella shade hats he sells to beat the heat at the corner of Jackson and Springdale in Memphis, Tenn., Friday, July 6, 2012. With temperatures again reaching the 100 degree mark, Shinns shady solution is a steal at three dollars a piece. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Brandon Dill)
  • In this July 6, 2012 photo, Garrison Keeton takes a quick break for a drink, as the temperature outside hit the upper 90's. The heat gripping much of the country was set to peak Saturday in several places, with temperatures of more than 100 degrees expected in Philadelphia, excessive heat warnings in the Midwest and ongoing power outages of more than a week in the mid-Atlantic. (AP Photo, Daily News, Chuck Beckley)
  • Concrete worker Lenny Rose pours water over his head in an effort to cool off from the extreme high temperatures while building a commercial industrial park during a record breaking heat wave that is over most of the country, Thursday, July 5, 2012 in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
  • Summer Santa Claus Tom Osborn of Taylor, Pa. a member of the Greater Scranton Jaycees, cools his feet in a pool of ice at Lackawanna County Courthouse Square during First Night festivities held in downtown Scranton, Pennsylvania on Friday, July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/The Scranton Times-Tribune, Butch Comegys)
  • A dock extends into a dry cove at Morse Reservoir in Noblesville, Ind., Thursday, July 5, 2012. The reservoir is down 3.5 feet from normal levels. Oppressive heat is slamming the middle of the country with record temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. Temperatures exceeded 100 degrees in Central Indiana. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  • Peter Ely, of St. Louis, cools off in a lagoon Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Forest Park in St. Louis. 'I've come here a couple of times this summer. I didn't think I was going to make it over here. It was so drained from walking,' said Ely. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
  • In this photo provided by Charlie Wilson, a herd of Red Angus cattle stay close to a watering hole at the Wilson ranch Wednesday, June 27, 2012, near Lakeside, Neb. Across the country, more than 900 heat records have been broken in the past week. If the forecasts hold, an intense heat wave gripping the center and western portion of the country could mean more will fall. (AP Photo/Courtesy Charlie Wilson)
  • Men standin the shade of the building to avoid the sun and the heat in the smoking area at the City Rescue Mission in Oklahoma City, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Oklahoma shelters and pantries are scrambling to meet demand as the state heads into the cruel summer months, from having enough bottled water and food stocked on their shelves to finding additional bed space for the thousands of homeless men and women seeking to come in from the sweltering heat. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • Peter Ely, of St. Louis, cools off in a lagoon Thursday, July 5, 2012, at Forest Park in St. Louis. 'I've come here a couple of times this summer. I didn't think I was going to make it over here. It was so drained from walking,' said Ely. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT
  • A child plays in the spray of an open fire hydrant Thursday, July 5, 2012 on Chicago's south side. Chicago hit 103 degrees as oppressive heat slams the middle of the country with record temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
  • In this photo provided by Charlie Wilson, a herd of Red Angus cattle stay close to a watering hole at the Wilson ranch Wednesday, June 27, 2012, near Lakeside, Neb. Across the country, more than 900 heat records have been broken in the past week. If the forecasts hold, an intense heat wave gripping the center and western portion of the country could mean more will fall. (AP Photo/Courtesy Charlie Wilson)
  • Men who identified themselves as Papa B, left, and Cadillac Bob, find refuge from the heat in a shaded lot between their homes Thursday, July 5, 2012 on Chicago's south side. Chicago hit 103 degrees as oppressive heat slams the middle of the country with record high temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
  • A marshal is treated for heat exhaustion on the 18th green during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament, Thursday, July 5, 2012, in Kohler, Wis. Oppressive heat is slamming the middle of the country with record temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
  • Children play in the spray of an open fire hydrant Thursday, July 5, 2012 on Chicago's south side. Chicago hit 103 degrees as oppressive heat slams the middle of the country with record temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
  • A piece of drift wood lies on the cracked mud as boats and docks rest on the bottom in a dry cove at Morse Reservoir in Noblesville, Ind., Friday, July 6, 2012. The reservoir is down nearly 4 feet from normal levels and being lowerer 1 foot every 5 days. The National Weather Service said the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. Excessive-heat warnings remained in place Friday for all of Iowa, Indiana and Illinois as well as much of Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
  • In this Thursday, July 5, 2012 photo, a field of corn near the western Kentucky city of Hopkinsville shows signs of drought damage. (AP Photo/The Kentucky New Era, Tom Kane)
  • The ground is cracked at the edge of an irrigated corn field near England, Ark., Friday, July 6, 2012. Oppressive heat is slamming the middle of the country with record temperatures that aren't going away after the sun goes down. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
  • Central Illinois corn crops show signs of stress as they struggle to grow during a record breaking heat wave with dry weather conditions that is across most of the country Friday, July 6, 2012, in Waverly, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
  • Six-year-old Alexander Merrill of Sioux Falls, S.D., cools off in a cloud of mist at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, July 6, 2012, as temperatures reached triple digits. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. That forecast followed excessive-heat warnings Thursday for all of Illinois and Indiana, as well as parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
  • Luis Saavevra shades from the heat with a giant U.S. flag umbrella as he plays chess on an over-sized board in Union Square as temperature reached the 90s on Friday, July 6, 2012 in New York. he National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
  • A sun bear reacts to triple-digit temperatures at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb., Friday, July 6, 2012. The temperature reached 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39.5 Celsius) Friday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
  • A worker at an ice manufacturing company helps a customer load his car with ice Friday, July 6, 2012 in Chicago. An extreme heat warning due to expire Friday evening was extended an extra day as the city endured its third consecutive day of temperatures over 100 degrees. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
  • Shortbread Dually gets a drink of water as he is cooled down by Cathy Herrmann, left, of Syracuse, Kansas, at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, Friday, July 6, 2012. Herrmann is in town to take part in the Ranch Sorting Championship. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
  • An entrepreneur hawks bottled water to passing motorists along Emmett Till Dr., in Chicago during a continuing heat wave Friday, July 6, 2012. Temperatures in the city are expected to be over 100 degrees for a third straight day. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
  • Hollie Kuznicki of Denver, Colo. plays beneath water being sprayed by a fire truck at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan. on Friday, July 6, 2012. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle)
  • Children play beneath water being sprayed by a firetruck at the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kan. on Friday, July 6, 2012. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo by Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle)
  • Lillian Mariscalo of Oyster Bay, N.Y. cools off in the waters of an Oyster Bay beach on Long Island's North shore Saturday, July 7, 2012. The heat gripping much of the country was set to peak Saturday in several places, with temperatures of more than 100 degrees expected in Philadelphia, excessive heat warnings in the Midwest and ongoing power outages of more than a week in the mid-Atlantic. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
  • Children play in the Heritage Park Fountain with the state Capitol in the background, on Friday, July 6, 2012 in Olympia, Wash. Highs in western Washington are forecast to be in the 70s to mid-80s this weekend, and temperatures on the eastern side of the state will be in the 80s and 90s. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)
  • Brad Ables depends on his straw hat to keep his head cool and the sun as the temperature hit the upper 90's on Friday, July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Daily News, Chuck Beckley)
  • A volunteer firefighter cools himself before reentering a house fire in 100-plus degree weather in rural Meredosia, Ill., Friday, July 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Robert Leistra)
  • Eric Midence, 12, cools off in the Forest Hills Park sprayground on Friday, July 6, 2012 in Durham, N.C. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast.(AP Photo/The Herald-Sun, Christine T. Nguyen)
  • Ryan Reddy of Ballston Spa, N.Y., holds his 1-year-old daughter Elliette Reddy over a spray of water while cooling off from the heat at the Geyser Park Fountain in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Friday, July 6, 2012. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT
  • Ryan Reddy of Ballston Spa, N.Y., holds his 1-year-old daughter Elliette Reddy over a spray of water while cooling off from the heat at the Geyser Park Fountain in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Friday, July 6, 2012. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo/The Daily Gazette, Peter R. Barber) TROY, SCHENECTADY; SARATOGA SPRINGS; ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM OUT
  • J.C. Click dives from a platform at the McClure Pool, on Thursday, July 5, 2012 in Tulsa. The National Weather Service reported late Thursday that the record-breaking heat that has baked the nation's midsection for several days was slowly moving into the mid-Atlantic states and Northeast. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, Cory Young ) ONLINE OUT; TV OUT; TULSA OUT (REV-SHARE)
  • A runner uses shade from the trees to cool down her temperature at the National Mall in Washington Saturday, July 7, 2012. The heat gripping much of the country is set to peak Saturday in many places, including some Northeast cities, where temperatures close to or surpassing 100 degrees are expected. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • Hope Olin gives Addison Olin, 4, lots of sunscreen at Centennial Beach in Naperville, Ill. on Friday, July 6, 2012. There's been no relief day or night from a scorching heat wave in the central U.S., and the deadly temperatures were heading east Friday after Midwest cities like Chicago, St. Louis and Milwaukee set record highs.(AP Photo/Daily Herald,Bev Horne ) MANDATORY CREDIT; TV OUT; MAGS
  • Sophie, 3, from Connecticut, frolics with a water sprinkler set up at the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial, rear, in Washington Saturday, July 7, 2012. The heat gripping much of the country is set to peak Saturday in many places, including some Northeast cities, where temperatures close to or surpassing 100 degrees are expected. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
  • Mikel Welch, 9, floats on his back as he cools off in a fountain Friday, July 6, 2012, in St. Louis. Excessive-heat warnings remained in place Friday for all of Iowa, Indiana and Illinois as well as much of Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • Mikel Welch, 9, floats on his back as he cools off in a fountain Friday, July 6, 2012, in St. Louis. Excessive-heat warnings remained in place Friday for all of Iowa, Indiana and Illinois as well as much of Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
  • Wyatt Young, 5, cools off in a fountain set up outside Busch Stadium before a baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins Friday, July 6, 2012, in St. Louis. Excessive-heat warnings remained in place Friday for all of Iowa, Indiana and Illinois as well as much of Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Kentucky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Record temperatures were set Friday in the Indiana cities of Indianapolis, South Bend and Fort Wayne, where temperatures could reach 106 degrees but feel more like 114. In central Arkansas, Russellville reached 106 degrees, breaking a record set in 1964. The heat was blamed for at least 23 deaths.

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