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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

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243968

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Event typeevent_typeHeat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id243,968
Episode IDepisode_id41,864
Begin UTCbegin_utc2010-06-21T18:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2010-06-21T23:00:00+00:00
StatestateLOUISIANA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameRAPIDES
Deaths directdeaths_direct1
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNewspaper
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA combination of high temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints in the low 70s resulted in high heat index values ranging from 105 to 110 degrees across central Louisiana during the afternoon hours on June 21. A two year old boy died of heat exhaustion in Rapides Parish when he climbed inside a vehicle and became trapped.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeBeauregard Daily News reported that a two-year old boy died of heat exhaustion in Hineston when he climbed into an unlocked car and became trapped between 3 PM and 4 PM. He was reportedly trapped for less than one hour. At nearby Alexandria International Airport, the high temperature was 99 degrees with a dewpoint of 72 degrees. This resulted in a heat index value of 110 degrees around the time of the fatality.
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