A relentless heat wave is expanding across the South. Heat alerts are in effect from southeast Arizona through most of Texas to Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida.Nearly 40 mill...
A relentless heat wave is expanding across the South. Heat alerts are in effect from southeast Arizona through most of Texas to Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida.Temperatures could get as high as 113 degrees in Tucson, Arizona. In Mobile, Alabama, the heat index is up to 110 degrees. In Abilene, Texas, it's so hot cookies bake in the back of a car.The first heat wave of the summer claimed at least two lives just days ago in Texas.
The dad took off to find help while the other brother attempted to carry his little brother to the trailhead. 30 minutes later, the boys' stepfather died in a car crash about half a mile away at a canyon overlook.Big Bend National Park Ranger Tom Vandenberg says an investigation is underway, but it's believed heat reaching 119 degrees at the park played a factor in the stepfather's death.
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