The relentless heat is not over — and is expected to be at its most dangerous this week.
Nashville is headed into its 27th straight day in the 90s on Monday, which puts this heat wave in rare territory. The National Weather Service says it is the longest streak since 2022 and among the ten longest 90-degree streaks on record for the city.
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The heat index Tuesday and Wednesday could reach 110 degrees, prompting warnings that anyone without adequate cooling and hydration will be impacted.
Courtesy National Weather Service After more than 20 days in a row of heat over 90 degrees, a widespread heat advisory continues through Wednesday for much of Middle Tennessee.
The Tennessee Valley Authority says electricity demand will peak in the next few days, and will probably top last summer’s high.
In Nashville, last week’s heat patrols handed out some 3-thousand bottles of water, and services for homeless residents included distribution of several hundred bus passes, cooling towels and bottles of sunscreen.
The Office of Homeless Services also checks on encampment residents and provides free rides to cooling shelters.
Courtesy National Weather Service Forecasters are warning that anyone without adequate cooling and hydration will be impacted by heat this week.
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