We highly encourage everyone to stay indoors as much as possible,” Getschman said. “It’s very easy to overheat quickly in this Texas heat. One student was taken by helicopter to a hospital in nearby College Station, while 37 were taken in ambulances to other facilities, Waller County EMS Chief Rhonda Getschman told KBTX. University officials said they were reviewing operations after 38 students were hospitalized Friday night after suffering heat-related illnesses, including dehydration. The stifling heat in Texas overwhelmed people taking part in orientation for new students at Prairie View A&M University, 48 miles (77 kilometers) northwest of Houston. Sunday’s high was 108 F (42.2 C), breaking a record for the date that goes back to 1909. Through Sunday, the high temperature in Houston has been at least 100 F for 22 days. Houston on Sunday added to its ongoing streak of high temperatures at or above 100 F (37.8 C). Volunteers distributed chilled water, and people used handheld fans while chatting with authors and shopping for books at large tents outside the state Capitol building. The temperature reached a record high for the date of 104 F (40 C) Saturday in Jackson, Mississippi, as people walked between indoor and outdoor events at the Mississippi Book Festival.
“I can’t wait to be complaining about being cold,” McQueen told WWL-TV. NOLA Poboys is closing two days a week for now, said Lucas McQueen, one of the restaurant’s chefs. Tourism in New Orleans often slows during the peak of summer heat, and that’s happening as temperatures approach 100 F (37.8 C). Heat advisories or watches were also in place in parts of Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. The National Weather Service set an excessive heat warning Sunday for parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. And if that’s not enough, smoke from wildfires, floods and droughts have caused problems globally. The entire globe has simmered to record heat both in June and July. The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close - but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures - this time across Texas - are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. Police officer James Rhodes uses a wet towel to cool off as he directs traffic after a sporting event in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Aug. Kelci Gonzales uses an umbrella to shield his his six-month-old son Micaa Gonzales from the sun as they make their way to a sporting event in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Aug. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Ī tiny frog sits in the bottom of a hanging planter as it is watered during an extended heat wave in Harahan, La., Sunday, Aug. A police officer directing traffic takes a break to drink water after a sporting event in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Aug.
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