The blistering heat continues to take its toll across the Midwest and southeast. And it's no surprise, considering oppressive heat is considered to be the number one weather-related killer.
Jackson County coroner Vicki Broadus says an autopsy shows a 48-year-old construction worker died of hyperthermia.
He reportedly collapsed Monday while spreading concrete on a Mississippi highway in Moss Point, becoming the second heat death reported in Mississippi since the weekend.
In Kansas City, Mo., two deaths are expected to be blamed on the excessive heat, but the health department is still investigating and has not yet released details. Temperatures across that region topped 100 and an excessive heat warning continues for portions of Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Arkansas.
The situation is similar in Alabama, which is also under an excessive heat warning until Wednesday night. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), folks in Huntsville can expect mostly sunny and hot Wednesday, with a high near 102. Heat index values could go as high as 114.
Mississippi, most of Louisiana and parts of Tennessee and Georgia are also under the excessive heat warning.
To see if your state is included in an excessive heat warning or advisory, click here. For information on keeping you, your children, your neighbors and your pets safe and healthy during the extreme heat, click here.
