intensely hot and dry tinder box conditions. let s get right to abc s senior meteorologist, rob marciano. rob, time this all out for us. first of all, linsey, this is such a difficult time of year in the northern hemisphere. sun so strong, so these heat waves can be so intense. look how widespread this one is in the states from california to the upper midwest to the midsouth, and texas has had it so hard, now over 50% of that state is in extreme drought and excessive heat warnings are out from just north of dallas in through oklahoma city. tomorrow s numbers and into tuesday will be very dangerous. 112 in wichita falls. that does not include humidity. that s measured in the shade. 107 in dallas. we have storms moving through the ohio river valley. they re producing flooding rains. flood watches are posted there. those storms get into the east, but it does not bring cooler air, only more heat coming. an extensive heat wave building across the northeast through midweek. linsey? sound
they are worried, the rain has subicided, there is still possibility of rock slides and mud slides and the river cresting at over 16 feet. that is historic and we are expecting the rivers to come down. it will take a lot of time and patience. the other big story today is the heat. it is today and this area of high pressure looking ahead for the next week. we ll see potential for record highs for all cities and states over 100 million people affected by heat advisories. this is a big deal, it is not lasting a day, it is lasting for a matter of days and weeks for some areas. the great lakes issue the midwest, chicago area going to get a break, but portions of the midsouth, gulf coast states, will see potential of heat.
days. and the flooding is ongoing. look at some of these crested rivers here around billings, montana. over 16 feet. that is a record from 15 feet. some of these records in almost 100 years, by the way. the yellowstone river, close to 14 feet. that was measured on monday. the old record was 11 feet. 11.5. look at the future track. we still have more rain in the forecast for parts of the northwest moving into idaho and montana. looking at oregon as well. we re seeing records not only for montana but the northwest parts of washington state and oregon. real quick, the other storm that we re watching affecting 100 million folks is the heat. the record heat across portions of the midsouth, the ohio river valley. that s going to be ongoing, not only today but throughout the next week. so this is another dangerous story. the yellowstone story, i m glad we re covering it. it s a big one. it is.
and the weather extremes being felt by many parts of the country. sweltering heat in the south leading to major concerns about the texas power grid. let s get right to abc s senior meteorologist rob marciano. the timing here, how long is this record-breaking heat expected to last? reporter: some coastal cities here in the northeast are getting some cooling rains and there s a cold front sweeping across the country, but it s not going to catch everybody. texas is going to be excluded, so more stresses on the power grid the next several days. high temperatures tomorrow across the lone star state. temperatures approaching or getting over 100 in dallas, austin. 20 degrees above average, and we re looking at more records to fall. the heat is being squeezed off to the east by the cold front, and it s triggering some thunderstorms that could become severe, especially tomorrow across the midsouth, tulsa to little rock to memphis, up trough louisville. damaging storms that can have hail and m
comes, another round of snow, we think along the i-95 corridor, not as much snow as interior sections, we will continue to refine the forecast, winter weather alerts stretching from new mexico toward maine, this is a pretty big upon event for areas across midsouth, ohio and tennessee valley, nashville, knoxville toward virginia and saturday and sunday bullseye is across the appalachians and the cold air, timing with the cold front we ll have to watch. be prepared, foxweather.com. carley: thank you so much, we ve been talking about people helping in ukraine. a familiar face is heading overseas to help refugees fleeing the war zone. janette nesheiwat tells us how