Record-breaking heat hitting Texas and straining power grid

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FOX 4 Dallas- While official temperatures will likely stay below 100 today, heat indexes will be over 105 for many today. Hanna Battah with KDFW reports.

The air will feel heavy, nasty, thick and whatever other words you can find in the thesaurus. Heat advisories are in place for North Texas until Friday at 8 a.m., and the heat indexes will be high for even longer

Be sure to keep and eye on your pets when possible, the sidewalks will be hot and potentially dangerous for paws. There is a risk of storms on Thursday evening, mostly for the northern counties in our viewing area.

They start out west, and could move into the Metroplex from about 6 p.m. to midnight. If storms do pop there is a good chance they could be severe bringing the risk of hail that we've had over the past several days.

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