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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

JACKSON

321681

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id321,681
Episode IDepisode_id53,678
Begin UTCbegin_utc2011-07-19T17:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2011-07-24T20:00:00+00:00
StatestateILLINOIS
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameJACKSON
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_narrativeA large and strong high in the upper levels of the atmosphere drifted slowly east from the central Plains across the Lower Ohio Valley. This strong upper-level high brought six consecutive days of dangerously high heat and humidity. The peak heat index at Carbondale was 106 degrees on the 19th and 20th, 113 degrees on the 21st, and from 106 to 108 degrees on the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. The peak heat index at Harrisburg was 105 degrees on the 19th, 107 on the 20th, 110 on the 21st, 107 on the 22nd, and 110 on the 24th. Low temperatures were in the mid 70's each night. Cooling centers were opened in about ten cities, including Carbondale, Cairo, Mount Vernon, Metropolis, Golconda, Mounds, Harrisburg, Marion, Carmi, and Mount Carmel.
Yearyear2,011

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