When the Heat Index Hits 100: A Practical Guide to Staying Safe This Summer in NC
When the Heat Index Hits 100: A Practical Guide to Staying Safe This Summer in NC Y’all, it is hot . And I am not talking about a regular North Carolina summer kind of hot. I am talking triple digits, humidity so thick you feel like you are walking through warm soup, and a heat index that WRAL meteorologists are warning could push close to 110 degrees over the coming days. Tomorrow, my daughter and I are taking the grandkids to a museum with both outdoor and indoor activities. And honestly? I almost rescheduled. But then I thought, no. Life does not stop because of a heat wave. We just have to be smart about it. So here is everything I have learned about staying safe when the temps go extreme. I hope it helps you and yours too. Plan Your Day Around the Heat, Not the Other Way Around This one is simple but powerful. If you are going somewhere with both outdoor and indoor options, do the outdoor stuff first thing in the morning, then move inside when the heat peaks between 1...