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Triple-digit "feels-like" temperatures across South Florida triggered the first Heat Advisory of the season on Friday.
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Triple-digit "feels-like" temperatures across South Florida triggered the first Heat Advisory of the season on Friday.
Cities across South Florida are opening designated cooling centers where residents can escape the heat and even enjoy a little summer fun.
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Dozens of record high temperatures were set Tuesday across parts of the U.S., and it's not over yet.
Southwest Airlines launched a multi-million dollar initiative after extreme summer heat led to beverage cans bursting on flights.
The NEXT Weather team says weather models are trending wetter, raising concerns about a one-to two-day rain event.
Monday and Tuesday are NEXT Weather Alert Days for South Florida as a weather pattern of storms drops heavy rainfall in the afternoons.
The NEXT Weather Team is tracking another hot and humid day across South Florida with the potential for a few scattered afternoon storms to end the workweek.
While nothing severe is expected, you'll want to keep an umbrella nearby as scattered showers will continue through the midday hours, said NEXT Weather Meteorologist Shane Hinton.
NEXT Weather Meteorologist Shane Hinton said these showers will be hit-or-miss through the morning as temperatures begin in the lower 80s.
Highs will climb to the upper 80s and low 90s. But it will feel like the upper 90s and 100s when you factor in the humidity.
As we head into grueling months of South Florida's summer heat, some people are finding ways to beat the worst of it.
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CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
CBS News Miami's Ivan Taylor reports on the need to prepare for South Florida's extreme heat
She said Levine Cava said preparations should include hurricane season and rain events that can cause flooding.
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The National Association of EMS Officials recommends "Cool First, Transport Second" for patients whose body temperature is over 104 degrees.
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The mother told police she lost control when her foot hit the gas as she reached toward her infant.
Officers performed CPR at the scene; the man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died.
The FAA said the helicopter was a Robinson R22.
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High humidity across the region, combined with the real temperatures, will create triple-digit "feels like" temperatures from Pompano Beach to Key West.
The mother told police she lost control when her foot hit the gas as she reached toward her infant.
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Officers performed CPR at the scene; the man was taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where he died.
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The FAA said the helicopter was a Robinson R22.
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