- Record heat suspected in over 20 deaths as severe weather puts damper on Fourth of July festivities NBC News
- America Marks Its 250th Birthday With Storms, Sweat and Fire The New York Times
- A list of canceled July 4th events in Pennsylvania and New Jersey NBC10 Philadelphia
- Recap: Crowds gather on National Mall for July 4 events on National Mall amid extreme heat, storm NBC4 Washington
- Washington DC’s Fourth of July parade canceled due to soaring temperature The Guardian