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Heat dome over Central U.S. could bring hottest temps yet to parts of the Midwest

This summer has already been awfully hot in the southern Plains and the Gulf Coast. Now, a large portion of the U.S. will face a prolonged period of dangerous heat.

It's been a hot summer with plenty of weather extremes — and it appears likely that the rest of August will bring more swelter.

The National Weather Service's Weather Prediction Center over the Central U.S. this weekend, heat that is expected to rise to

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