The Dexes / Heat & Excessive Heat / 448793
Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY
448793
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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 448,793 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 74,207 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2013-06-16T07:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2013-06-18T07:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ARIZONA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 4 |
| 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 | Broadcast Media |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Strong high pressure under westerly upper flow continued across the desert southwest. This caused high temperatures to be a few degrees above normal or in the 105-109 range June 16-18th. These hot temperatures possibly led to or played a role in the deaths of 4 believed to be immigrants in the desert near Gila Bend, AZ. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Strong high pressure through the middle part of June led to above normal temperatures, but a few degrees shy of excessive heat criteria. High temperatures from June 16-18th were in the 105-109 range across the southern Arizona Deserts. Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies reported finding 4 male bodies on June 20th in the desert near mile post 133 along Interstate 8 outside of Gila Bend. They indicated the men had died at least three days before the bodies were found, so likely in the June 16-17 time frame. Officials believed the men were immigrants who had recently crossed the Mexico/U.S. border. Cause of death is currently not known, but heat was presumed to be at least partially to blame as there were no signs of foul play. |
| Yearyear | 2,013 |
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