Oppressive Heat/Humidity in LA, TX
One thing that people in Texas and Louisiana don't need today, as they cleanup from Hurricane Rita, is heat and humidity. Unfortunately, it is oppressive there today.
Low temperatures overnight in most of the area were in the 80s. Temperatures today have been over 100 degrees in Texas, except the recovery area which has been mostly in the 90s. However, Heat Index readings have been as high as 115 in the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Rita.
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