(CNN) -- Summer has not yet officially arrived, but the country's midsection is burning up. Denver broke a heat record Monday -- and Tuesday promises more sweltering heat. Farther east in Baltimore, a storm threw down a tornado Monday, destroying houses and causing flash flooding. And on the Gulf Coast, rip currents have killed at least four. Heat wave On Monday, Denver broke its all-time heat record, when the temperature climbed to 99 degrees Fahrenheit, and the sun is expected to bake the Colorado capital again on Tuesday. That's nearly a cool spell for residents in parts of northern Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, where temperatures are expected to break 100 degrees.
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Denver's new heat record pales in comparison with Oklahoma's 100 degree forecast
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Baltimore's tornado makes for dramatic video, but twisters in Kentucky demolish homes
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Rip currents kill four in Alabama, close beaches in Florida
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Despite warnings in Alabama, beach goers, even children, still enter the water
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