In a second area, south and west of Hays, including Scott City and Garden City, there is a chance of thunderstorms between 8:30 and 10:30 tonight. Threats include winds of 50 to 60 mph and heavy rain.

While the National Hurricane Center's map is lit up with a tropical disturbance, Saturday's forecast is much more about the heat index.

A heat advisory has been issued for several South Georgia counties until this evening.According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the heat index is in the triple digits for these counties.The following counties are under a heat advisory until 7 p.

Weather for this weekend and next week in Dallas is expected to be hot, sunny and humid, and while the temperature itself is not expected to crack 100,

We are tracking a band of thunderstorms in northwestern Missouri that may end up bringing a couple of showers or thunderstorms to our area this evening. Beyond that, it's hot

Dozens of extreme heat advisories and flash flood warnings across the central and southeast U.S. have been issued by the National Weather Service.

Three Democratic lawmakers have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as a disaster, which would allow federal funding for extreme heat.

"Dangerous heat and humidity ramp up today. Heat indices of 105-110F will affect most of the Mid-South over the next few days," NWS Memphis said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Some areas may see a reprieve Friday-Sunday with increasing thunderstorm chances across north Mississippi, but the heat is likely to intensify next week."