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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

MASSAC

251549

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id251,549
Episode IDepisode_id43,180
Begin UTCbegin_utc2010-08-03T16:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2010-08-05T02:00:00+00:00
StatestateILLINOIS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameMASSAC
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceAWOS
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeExcessively high heat indices were recorded in the late morning and afternoon hours of both the 3rd and 4th. On the 3rd, the heat index peaked at 118 degrees at the Carbondale airport. Similar values were measured elsewhere in southern Illinois. Heat indices only fell into the mid 80's at sunrise. On the 4th, the heat index peaked at 112 at Carbondale. The actual air temperature reached 104 degrees at Carbondale. In the Shawnee National Forest, two hikers were overtaken by the heat. The dehydrated hikers were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where they were treated and released. A large, strong high in the upper levels of the atmosphere overspread the southern half of the nation.
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