The first heat-related death has been confirmed in Missouri when a 55-year-old woman was found after she had no air conditioning or water for at least 3 days.
The timing of this prediction is ironic. Just as Missouri has experienced what might be the coldest few days of the year, a self-proclaimed time traveler is predicting the state will experience the hottest week in history this July.
This just in. It's very hot in Missouri right now, but it's hotter in some places more than others. Safe to say the 30 hottest places in the state based on average temperature likely feel like they're on fire right now.
I've heard many theories about what is responsible for the record-breaking heat many parts of Illinois has experienced this summer, but this one takes the cake. Why have you felt so miserable over the past few weeks? Experts claim it's because Illinois corn is sweating and I'm not even making that up.
The good news is the current heat wave baking Missouri will get give us a break by the weekend. The bad news is we're not there yet and there are reports that the power grid is being strained with at least one city utility reporting the possibility of outages.