The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 346,919 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 53,493 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-08-02T19:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-08-04T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ALABAMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LIMESTONE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 2 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | ASOS |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | During the afternoons of the 2nd and 3rd, heat index values reached 105 to 113 degrees in northwest and north central Alabama. On the 2nd, the temperature topped out at 100 degrees at the COOP observer's weather station in Muscle Shoals. ||On the 3rd, ASOS weather stations recorded highs of 104 degrees at the Muscle Shoals Airport, 102 at Pryor Field in Decatur, and 101 at the Huntsville International Airport. The Muscle Shoals reading of 104 degree broke the record of 102 set in 1930. Automated COOP stations (HCN) recorded highs exceeding 100 degrees including Courtland (101), Muscle Shoals TVA (102) and Russellville (102). The COOP observer in Anderson recorded 100 degrees. The RAWS site in Bankhead National Forest reported 104 degrees while the COOP observer recorded 101 degrees in Moulton. The University of Alabama at Huntsville (MIPS) weather station co-located with the National Weather Service reported 102 degrees. On both mornings, lows were only in the lower to mid 70s in urban areas. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Two firefighters succombed to heat illness and hospitalized while fighting a 30 acre bean field fire near Tanner caused by someone tossing a lit cigarette. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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