The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 328830
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK
328830
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| Event typeevent_type | Excessive Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 328,830 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 54,722 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-08-22T17:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-08-28T03:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | CALIFORNIA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 2 |
| 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 | Law Enforcement |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Strong high pressure developed over southeast California during the latter portion of August, leading to excessive heat across Joshua Tree National Park. High temperatures on Monday, August 22nd climbed well above 100 degrees in the lower elevations of the park, and were in excess of 110 degrees over the hotter lower deserts from Tuesday through Saturday. The excessive heat led to the death of two foreign tourists on Monday, August 22nd. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Strong high pressure developed over southeast California during late August, and led to excessive heat across Joshua Tree National Park beginning on Monday August 22nd. High temperatures across the east end of the park climbed well in excess of 100 degrees Monday, and peaked above 110 Tuesday through Saturday. The excessive heat led to the deaths of a 44 year old Dutch man and a 38 year old German woman on Monday afternoon. According to Lt. Tingle of the Sheriff's Indio station, the bodies were found near Black Eagle Mine road. The dead man was found on the edge of the road, about a mile and a half east of Pinto Basin Road, north of the Cottonwood Visitor's Center. The dead woman was found about one mile east of the man's body. Captain Raymond Gregory of the Sheriff's Indio station reported that the pair entered the park shortly before noon, and that they abandoned their vehicle in an area deemed impassable to passenger vehicles. Evidence indicated that they both succumbed to exposure to the elements. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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