U.S. severe weather: Heat moves east, storms threaten Plains, snow falls in the Rockies
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Hot and cold extremes are expected this week in the U.S. Officials warned residents from coast to coast to take precautions as a heat wave moved east, while heavy rains and flooding could drench the Gulf states and snow threatens parts of the Rockies and Northwest.