Nick Petro, National Weather Service meteorologist, on heat domes and extreme summer weather

National Weather Service meteorologist Nick Petro joins Tony to explain what a heat dome is, how it is affecting the Northeast, the extreme weather unfolding in the Rockies, and whether North Carolinians should expect more early and intense summer heat in the years ahead.

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