Overview

• The Gifford Fire northwest of Los Angeles has charred 114,621 acres and remains 21% contained after prompting evacuation of 809 residents and closure of Los Padres National Forest.
• California is battling 15 active wildfires, including the 5,370-acre Canyon Fire and a new brush fire near Fresno, with nearly 4,000 crews and support staff deployed and seven injuries reported.
• Smoke from 714 Canadian wildfires, 166 of them out of control, has triggered air quality alerts across Minnesota, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and northeast Montana as Canadian provinces also face health warnings.
• Heat advisories stretch across Western states as Phoenix braces for a forecast 108°F following last week’s record 118°F and the Northeast prepares for up to 12 potential temperature records this week.
• Flood watches cover the Midwest after the Milwaukee River rose to a record 11.19 feet at Estabrook Park, forcing cancellation of the Wisconsin State Fair’s final day, and the National Hurricane Center is tracking two Atlantic disturbances with up to a 70% chance of forming.