Heat blamed in 2 deaths as Midwest temps soar
KMOV.com
Posted on August 3, 2010 at 6:43 PM
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- At least two people have died due to recent blistering temperatures across the Midwest, and health officials urged residents Tuesday to keep an eye on those who could be vulnerable as the mercury continues to rise.
The National Weather Service issued excessive heat warnings for portions of Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma through Wednesday night.
Forecasters said temperatures would approach 110 degrees in some areas. By late afternoon, they had already topped 100 degrees in many areas, including 101 degrees in Oklahoma City, 102 degrees in St. Louis, and 106 degrees in Wichita, Kan.
Little Rock, Ark., hit 107 degrees, breaking the previous record of 104 degrees set in 1987. St. Louis topped 100 degrees for the first time since Aug. 15, 2007.
On Monday, the 108-degree reading in Wichita, Kan. broke the city's old record of 106 degrees, set in 1970.
Arkansas was sweltering, too. Monday highs reached 107 degrees in Blytheville and 106 in Little Rock. Freedom, Oklahoma felt temperatures rise to 109 degrees, while it was 108 and 107 elsewhere in the state. Missouri was hottest in the southwest corner of the state -- Mt. Vernon reached 104 degrees Monday.
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