excessive heat warnings in detroit as well. it will be felt all across the region. the humidity is the worst of it making it feel like it s in the triple digits. especially along the i-95 corridor. relief in the weekend in the form of strong thunderstorms. back to you. andrew, thank you. as temperatures hit triple digits in the southwest, more than 150 passengers were stuck in a hot plane in arizona for two and a half hours. a maintenance problem left the allegiant airlines flight without air conditioning even though the plane was at the gate. the passengers were forced to stay in the seats and sweat it out until the flight took off for oakland, california. any time your body gets overheated you have a risk of getting heatstroke. and it was probably around 100 degrees. it was like being in a hot car. the passenger is a nurse. she was concerned and texted her parents saying if she dies, donate her organs. a japanese airlines flight heading to tokyo returned to boston s logan a
concerns about the power grid led to calls for moderation in using electricity. the unrelenting heat is also buckling roads and forcing amtrak to impose speed restrictions on train lines. animals are at risk as well. when dairy cows are hot, they produce less milk. farmers in western wisconsin are using computer sensors in barns to monitor heat and humidity. cooling systems are set up to keep the herds out of danger. output can drop during heat waves, causing shortages of milk. the heat wave is going from bad to worse today with temperatures nearing 100 degrees again in many places. let s get the latest from accuweather. meteorologist andrew baglini is standing by. good morning, andrew. thank you. good morning, john and diane. snoer scorcher ahead of us today. i think it s going to be the worst of the week so far. the temperatures in the 90s. heat advisories from washington, d.c. to portland. extensive heat warnings in philadelphia, new york city. the heat advisories from clevela
and even into minneapolis, minnesota. everywhere across the region is feeling the heat but once again the humidity, like it s been all week, temperatures feel like they are in the triple digits. especially along the i-95 corridor, philadelphia, new york city in that heat warning. relief is on the way on saturday. unfortunately, a cold front will be strong thunderstorms, damaging wind, heavy rain to the i-95 corridor. john and diana, back to you. andrew, thank you. here s the rest of the friday forecast. the cold front coming from canada will start triggering storms later today before it moves east. expect the storms across the southeast as severe weather moves up from the gulf. showers in the south this afternoon. and from sacramento to dallas to boston, upper 80s. atlanta area and south florida. family in georgia will have to think twice before cooling off in their backyard pool after back to back visits from two creepy guests.
the power lines are could be more than 120. to reduce stress on the system during peak times, officials are asking businesses to take steps like raising thermostats and shutting down elevators. all the lighting, all the motors, all the pumps, the elevators, all the computers with all of that air-conditioning rolling at the same time. reporter: there have been outages from washington to boston. amtrak putting speed restrictions on trains, worried the tracks may expand in this heat. in philadelphia, construction slowed. workers had to add special chemicals to stop the concrete from drying so fast in this high heat. and farmers concerned about heat stress on livestock now have an app for that. it measures the temperature and humidity of their environment and even counts the animals breaths per minute. sam champion, abc news, new york. look for another day of power outages and hassles related to the heat. our coverage continues with some unfortunate news from accuweather. good m
the death of a 57-year-old man. it will be the hottest and most humid day yet that s melting two thirds of the country. it s buckling roads and forcing amtrak to impose speed restrictions. the heat is forcing power grids to peak later today or tomorrow. utility companies have put extra crews have been put on duty because losing air conditioning can be life threatening. there is relief in sight finally. there may be a price to pay for mother nature. let s get the latest from andrew baglini at accuweather. it was hot yesterday. unfortunately, i think today s going to be the worst we ve seen all week. temperatures once again into the 90s. we have a heat advisory in effect from washington, d.c., up to portland and into cleveland, detroit, indianapolis