Heat and Storms Force National Mall Evacuation on Fourth of July
TL;DR
Extreme heat and severe storms prompted officials to evacuate crowds from the National Mall and direct visitors to designated shelters ahead of a planned Fourth of July speech, with thunderstorms, power outages and a code purple air quality alert complicating celebrations across the D.C. area; fireworks were still planned for around 10:30 p.m.
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