Ray Stagich, WOR Weather Channel Meteorologist Interview

Ray Stagich joins Mendte in the Morning to talk about the heat wave hitting the northeast and true dangers of the high heat.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Before I get to my next talkback, we're going to
bring in Ray sed Agic, woor Weather Channel meteorologist to
talk about the heat wave. Good morning again, Ray, thanks
thanks so much for doing this this morning.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
Good morning.

Speaker 1 (00:12):
What's the matter?

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Are you bracing yourself eating?

Speaker 1 (00:17):
He just wants to underwork.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
No, no, no, he's ahead of time.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
It's not bad at all. It's not an attack. He
just wants to under He just wants to understand something here.

Speaker 3 (00:27):
Why is everybody complaining about a little heat? I work
in that heat all summer along down here in Florida,
where real field temperatures usually about one hundred and ten
to one hundred and fifteen in unair conditioned buildings because
I install the air conditioning. Why is everybody whining about
warm weather?

Speaker 1 (00:47):
Grow up? Yeah, Ray, grow up? Stop whining.

Speaker 2 (00:52):
Would it be unprofessional if I said I agree or
partially agree.

Speaker 1 (00:58):
Well, I'm kind of shocked fucked, but no, please, you
be you.

Speaker 2 (01:02):
No, I listen. It's it's hot, but if you take
the necessary precautions, it's manageable. But when you get air
temperatures near one hundred degrees, you know you're a little
out of You're a little out of range for what
you would see in a typical summer doesn't happen all
that often. Tomorrow is really going to be the peak
of the heat. But when you take three days when

(01:24):
your highs are between ninety five and one hundred, that's today, Tomorrow,
and Wednesday, and then you push the heat that feels
like temperature, that's what he was talking about with real feel.
Everybody's kind of got a different word for the heat indecks.
When it feels between one hundred and one oh five
or even hotter at times, you know, you do get
into that dangerous category where if you are working outdoors,

(01:44):
or if you are exerting yourself outdoors, if you're elderly,
if you are watching your pets or your young kids,
those are the ones that could become susceptible to the
heat a little quicker than just you know, maybe let's say,
like an average person may be able to sustain it
a little bit longer, but of course, if you've worked
outside all your life, your body's probably built a little

(02:04):
bit of a tolerance for it. But you know, just
a little extra reminder that you just need to be careful.

Speaker 1 (02:09):
Yeah, I think you're exactly right, And and you, we
have to be concerned about the most most vulnerable among us.
I'm sure he is healthy, but he's going to be
old someday, and and he will be he'll be some
of the most vulnerable. And that's that's who he should
be looking out for, and the rest of us should
be looking out for, right.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
Right, right, That's exactly it. If you've got a neighbor,
a friend, or even a relative that you know maybe's
up there in age, or you know, you know somebody
maybe in your apartment complex or your condo complex that
you know, hey, I know so and so down the hall.
You know, maybe just give a little knock on the
door just to do a wellness check and you know,
check on him if you know, you're comfortable with something

(02:49):
like that, because you know it is going to really
be one of those situations where I wouldn't be surprised
if we hear about you know a lot of them,
you know, people kind of suffering from exhaustion or heat
stroke or something like that, especially as we hit on
through tomorrow, when again we're gonna see the heat peak
close to one hundred degrees. Doesn't happen all that often,
but it does. Central parks where we officially measure and

(03:12):
normally you get close to that and a couple of
times every summer, but it's a little bit early for me.
What is this the first one?

Speaker 1 (03:18):
Two?

Speaker 2 (03:18):
Three? This is the third day, the third full day
of summer. Tomorrow the fourth full day of summer. I
already seen one hundred degree heat.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Thanks so much, Ray, stay jic. I have great advice.
You can go check on your neighbors. You can make
a friend for life. Maybe, Thanks so much. It's