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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 109,097 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 18,615 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2008-05-22T20:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2008-05-23T23:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | TEXAS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ZAPATA |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Deepening surface low pressure across the western Great Plains increased south to southeasterly flow of warm and very humid air into the Lower Rio Grande Valley toward the end of the week prior to the Memorial Day Holiday weekend. This flow pattern combined with a warmer than average middle and upper atmosphere to allow temperatures to surge well above normal, culminating in the hottest ambient temperatures of the spring on May 23rd, ranging from 102 in Hidalgo County to near 110 in Zapata County. Unusually high dew point temperatures brought heat index values to between 110 and 121 in the same area. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Across at least southern Zapata County, several hours of apparent temperature at or above 111 occurred each afternoon on May 22nd and 23rd. At Falcon Lake National Wildlife Refuge along the Starr/Zapata County line, 3 to 4 hours of heat index values of 111 or greater occurred each day, with a peak of 114 between 2 and 3 pm on the 22nd, and a peak of 115 at the same time on the 23rd. |
| Yearyear | 2,008 |
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