More than 25 million people are under heat alerts, primarily in eastern and southern Texas and central and southern Louisiana and Mississippi, as extreme weather grips parts of the United States.
Severe and deadly storms hit Texas over the weekend, killing seven people, including a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, in Cooke County Saturday night.
South Texas is under an excessive heat warning through Monday night, and over the next two days, heat index values could exceed 119 degrees Fahrenheit in Laredo and 113 in Austin and Houston.
Records can be set: Temperatures across South Texas will be 10 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit above normal and nearly two dozen records could be set or tied.
These levels pose a risk of heat illness for anyone with prolonged outdoor exposure during the day, while nighttime temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, preventing slight relief overnight. .
These high heat conditions will relax a bit after Tuesday.
