Deadly Flash Floods in Kentucky
WHITFIELD: Tragedy in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, at least two people were swept to their deaths in flash flooding in Pike County. Roads and bridges were simply washed away and people had to be plucked from their rooftops. As many as 5,000 people are affected by this disaster. Bonnie Schneider in the Weather Center now. These flash floods have to be taken seriously all the time.</s>BONNIE SCHNEIDER, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Absolutely. And what's interesting to note is there's no more advisories for Kentucky in terms of flash flooding. That particular part of Kentucky only received less than three-quarters of an inch of rain, whereas others saw more, so it doesn't take a lot of water to cause substantial damage and destruction. Our other huge story today of course is the heat. I want to show you, let's take a look at the current temperature in New York City, its 92 degrees, wow. It feels like its 98 degrees because of the heat index. We can show you a live picture of New York. Let's go outside and check out the Statue of Liberty, a hazy, hot and humid day. The heat advisories in New York City will actually stick around straight through tomorrow. So it's not even going to cool down to start off your work week. It's also super-hot, scorching through areas of the plains states, like Oklahoma into Arkansas, Kansas, all of these places have heat advisories. So many states at least 12 across the country, yesterday we had 17, so the heat index in some of these areas like Tulsa into Oklahoma. Well it will feel like its 115 degrees it is just unimaginable. Because you're not talking about the dry heat and speaking of the dry heat. Some people will say that it's more comfortable in places like Las Vegas or Phoenix, because you have the dry heat. What happens when the humidity creeps up a little bit higher than normal? Well then you have a serious situation much more serious than typical temperatures about 100 degrees. Like 105 in Phoenix. The current number in Las Vegas is 109. It could get up to 115 before the day is over. And remember, the heat index today will also be in the triple digits, so if you don't have to be outside for any long period of time, I would recommend finding a nice air-conditioned spot across areas into the desert southwest because of the heat. Now looking at the country as a whole, we're seeing this front that's kind of blocking all the heat across the country. It will bring about severe weather and we're watching for that through the Great Lakes, some storms rolled through Chicago earlier, they are working eastward right now. We'll talk more about that later on.</s>WHITFIELD: Thank you so much, Bonnie. Appreciate that. Meantime, he's 92 and he continues to be a global inspiration. We'll tell you why.