Millions of people around the U.S. are again under the threat of severe weather Friday.

<div class="block">Millions of people around the U.S. are again under the threat of severe weather Friday.</div>

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Extreme Heat and Storms Threaten Most of the U.S.

And millions of people in the US are again under threat of severe weather. Today. Today, the National Weather Service is putting about 200 million people or 60% of the US population under either a heat alert or the threat of storms. The majority of the Midwest and northeast are under a heat watch or excessive heat warning. And there are chances of thunderstorms developing across the region in the coming days. And in Phoenix, the temperature finally finally fell below 90 degrees for the first time since July 9th. This is the kick off of monsoon season in that part of the country and yet the southwest is still under an excessive heat warning until the beginning of next week.