The heat is relentless, especially when you’re outside. Even with slightly cooler temperatures, it’s still tough to bear. However, as NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero discovered, North Texans have found ways to cope.
Triple-digit temperatures continue in North Texas, leaving residents to endure potentially dangerous conditions.
Stand-alone ice machines, like one along Ross Avenue in Old East Dallas, have been constantly churning out ice for those looking to keep cool.
Within minutes, Maria Torres restocked ice for her food truck, and a construction worker filled a cooler with ice.
Torres sells food, snacks, and drinks five days a week.
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The heat has already taken a toll, impacting business and her health.
“Last Friday, my head hurt, and I started to vomit,” she said in Spanish.
Torres said vitamins and rest helped her overcome potential heat exhaustion.
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Despite the triple-digit temperatures and a heat index climbing to 107 degrees, a consistent flow of people took to the Katy Trail for a walk or run.
New signs posted by CityVet along the 3.5-mile urban greenbelt trail urge pet owners to consider blistering conditions on the asphalt.
The signs read: If the back of your hand can’t endure the heat of the asphalt for seven seconds, then it’s too hot for your pet’s paws.
Comparisons demonstrated the difference between ‘air temperatures’ and ‘asphalt temperatures.’
For example, CityVet said if the outside temperature is 95 degrees, the asphalt temperature would be 149 degrees.
