 because I've already had a heat stroke, and so I don't need to have another one. It's way too hot for anybody. Sherry Thompson lives in her car in Portland, Oregon, and says she's simply unable to stay cool. She's had to show up at one of the many cooling centers they've set up to try and save some people's lives. The National Weather Service says the southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. are also sweltering with oppressive heat and humidity expected to last all the way through Saturday, and they say it could get worse before it gets better in some areas.