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Elderly Texas woman 'knocked into a COMA' by extreme heatwave... as searing weather moves northeast
An elderly woman in Texas lost consciousness following days of extreme heat after her electricity stopped running.
The 89-year-old, who has dementia and congenital heart failure, passed out from heat exhaustion in Houston on July 10 and is yet to wake up, her relatives said.
'My momma got so overheated, her body shut down and she has not waken up yet,' Monica Shaw told KTRK.
The family have had to buy two generators to power the air-conditioning and called in a nurse to check on the elderly woman.
It comes as the searing heat is set to move Northeast with parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut under excessive heat advisories.
An elderly woman in Texas lost consciousness following days of extreme heat after her electricity stopped running
Shaw said her mother overheated after going days without electricity to power their air-conditioning.
'Touch her body, she's hot. Checked her temperature, it was 101,' she said.
She called a nurse to check on the 89-year-old but she is yet to regain consciousness.
Shaw added that her mother's severe health conditions made her a higher risk to heat exhaustion.
The scorching temperatures are set to make their way to parts of the Northeast this week with multiple excessive heat advisories issued.
Forecasters have warned the humidity could make temperatures feel more like 100 degrees.
The heat advisory in New York City began on Sunday and will last until 10pm on Tuesday.
The 89-year-old, who has dementia and congenital heart failure, passed out from heat exhaustion in Houston on July 10 and is yet to wake up, according to her daughter Monica Shaw
It comes as the searing heat is set to move Northeast with parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut under excessive heat advisories
It will be extended to other parts of New York as well as New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the National Weather Service.
'The heat and humidity will continue through Tuesday, and likely continue into Wednesday,' it said in a statement.
'It will remain quite uncomfortable with heat indexes exceeding 100 in places.'
National Weather Service John Murray added: 'The dew point will be a little lower, but you are still going to feel warmer.'
Temperatures may feel as high as 100 degrees in Northeast New Jersey and New York City on Monday.
While on Tuesday, the heat index in these areas could reach as high as 104 degrees.
The National Weather said there is an 'an increased risk of heat-related illness' for vulnerable people.
Cooling centers and pools have been opened up in New York City until at least Tuesday.
People are being warned to take the heatwave seriously and stay cool as temperatures will not drop much during the night
New York Governor Kathy Hochul told residents to stay hydrated in order to 'beat the heat'.
The Boston office of the National Weather Service issued a warning about the 'dangerous heat' and humidity until Wednesday.
The heat index is predicted to reach 105 degrees on Tuesday in Boston and Hartford, Connecticut.
'It’s July so this is typically our warmest time of year,' meteorologist Kristie Smith said.
'We’ve got a combination of very warm temperatures and very high humidity. It will certainly be uncomfortable.'
As temperatures soar across the US, experts are warning of the dangers of deadly heat stroke — which can start to develop after just 10 minutes of sitting outdoors in many parts of the country.
The human body has a narrow temperature window within which it can carry out vital functions, between roughly between 98 and 100 degrees.
Experts have told DailyMail.com that the 'cascade of events' leading to heat stroke start within seconds of being exposed to extreme heat — over 90 degrees — including sweating, fast heartbeat, and dehydration.
In just five to 10 minutes, the heat strips blood away from vital organs like the brain, leading to confusion, dizziness, and passing out.
And it takes only 15 minutes for the body to fully enter heat stroke and 'a complete loss of body function.'