Winona, Minn.

It's hot, hot, hot

Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories are in effect for the Midwest, as well as the Central and Southern Plains, and have been issued for parts of the East Coast.

$Zach Loken of Winona, Minn., does a flip off of one of the diving boards at the Bob Welch Aquatic Center in Winona on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Loken, who doesn\'t normally mind the heat, said it was just "too hot to not be in the water." The temperature in Winona peaked at 95 degrees Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.$

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Winona, Minn.

Zach Loken of Winona, Minn., does a flip off of one of the diving boards at the Bob Welch Aquatic Center in Winona on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Loken, who doesn't normally mind the heat, said it was just "too hot to not be in the water." The temperature in Winona peaked at 95 degrees Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Credit: AP Photo/Winona Daily News, Rory O'Driscoll

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Weather

It's hot, hot, hot

Excessive heat warnings and heat advisories are in effect for the Midwest, as well as the Central and Southern Plains, and have been issued for parts of the East Coast.

Winona, Minn.

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