Be careful in the Lowcountry’s extreme heat this week

MORNING NEWSBREAK | It’s going to feel like 110 degrees in today’s outside blast furnace of heat, according to weather forecasts — and it’s not going to get much better soon. Showers towards the end of the week may cool things off a bit, but the Lowcountry’s annual July weather oven is on display unabashedly. So residents and visitors are warned to be careful as oppressive heat advisories are now the norm. Heat indices regularly exceeded 100 degrees toward the tail-end of June and throughout early July, causing an increase...