CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBOR: Dangerous heat in Houston area continues this week

HOUSTON – It’s no secret that summers in Houston can get hot. Really hot.

Over the last week, we’ve seen temperatures climb into the 90s with feels like temps reaching well into the triple digits.

• Cooling centers available in City of Houston as summer heat intensifies

On Sunday, feels like temperatures, or the heat index, reached 114°F in some parts of the Houston area.

With no end in sight, it’s more important now than ever to check on your neighbors and those who need it most.

• Houston is in for more heat at the start of July, and the tropics remain active.

Alongside Photojournalist Michael Lemons, KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding checked in with the most vulnerable in our community, offering ice cold drinking water to keep people without a home to go to cool and hydrated.