According to The Washington Post’s heat tracker, 62 million people in the U.S. were at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous heat on Thursday. In total, 18 states were under a heat watch, warning or advisory across at least a portion of the state.
In Youngsville, La., it was 97 degrees Thursday afternoon. But to Justin Vaughan, who was trying to keep his crew of landscapers hydrated and healthy in the broiling humidity, “it feels like 112.”“My main focus is basically just morale-boosting, supplying the guys with different electrolytes,” said Vaughan, who manages the lawn crews for Brothers Lawn Service and Landscaping.
Catholic Charities case managers in Texas have been out in communities distributing cold water to help cool people down and have cooling sites at their facilities. The social services organization also has a program that distributes fans to senior citizens to help those who don’t have air conditioning, said Antonio Fernandez, the chief executive of Catholic Charities in San Antonio.
The National Weather Service on Thursday highlighted excessive-heat warnings and advisories over parts of the Southern Rockies, Southern High Plains, Central and Southern Plains, the middle and lower Mississippi Valley, and the central Gulf Coast.
Central Valley locations were expected to reach high temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s on Thursday and 105 to 110 degrees Friday through Sunday.
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