Wild Week of US Weather Includes Heat Wave, Tropical Storm, Landslide, Flash Flood, and Snow

Judah Boyle, of Des Moines, Iowa, splashes water as he runs on the beach at Gray's Lake Park, in Des Moines, Iowa on Aug. 26, 2024. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn.—It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods.

Here’s a look at some of the weather events:

Midwest Sizzles Under Heat Wave

Millions of people in the Midwest have been enduring dangerous heat and humidity.