1.   And each day the heat continues, the outlook grows bleaker, said William Albert, who raises corn and cattle and manages the Hutto Grain Co-op.

2.   As heat continues to be applied, these compounds in turn break down, producing hundreds of new by-products, each of which has a distinctive taste and aroma.

3.   As the heat continues, officials are asking the public to take an even stronger interest in their neighbors.

4.   Blistering heat will continue from the Southwest to the southern Plains.

5.   Elsewhere, searing heat will continue over Texas.

6.   Farther west, searing heat will continue to plague interior Texas and Oklahoma.

7.   Farther north, heat will continue to build across the Pacific Northwest.

8.   Extreme heat will continue to scorch much of the West on Wednesday as a warm ridge of high pressure holds steady over the region.

9.   Heat will continue to build in most areas west of the Rockies as an expansive high pressure system strengthens over the southwestern states.

10.   Heat will continue to build in the Pacific states, especially away from the coast.