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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

EASTERN CHESTER

468465

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Event typeevent_typeExcessive Heat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id468,465
Episode IDepisode_id75,110
Begin UTCbegin_utc2013-07-15T15:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2013-07-21T00:00:00+00:00
StatestatePENNSYLVANIA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameEASTERN CHESTER
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceMesonet
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeThe most oppressive hot spell of the summer season affected Eastern Pennsylvania from July 15th through the 20th. Widespread high temperatures reached into the mid to upper 90s and the most oppressive days (combination of heat and humidity) occurred on the 18th and 19th. Morning lows those days were only around 80 degrees in highly urbanized areas. Afternoon heat indices reached 105 to 109 degrees in southeastern Pennsylvania and Berks County and 100 to 105 degrees elsewhere. The highest hourly heat index in Philadelphia was 107 degrees. There were two heat related deaths, both in Philadelphia. A 57-year-old male and a female died. While the 57-year-old male had an air conditioner in his home, it was not on when he was found. Four roof workers suffered heat exhaustion while working on the roof of the Chichester Middle School in Delaware County, three had to be hospitalized.| |To combat the heat, many counties, cities and municipalities opened cooling centers. The hours of air-conditioned senior citizen centers were extended. In Philadelphia, the Corporation for Aging had councilors and nurses on the phone. Montgomery County issued a code red. Delaware County also provided fans to senior citizens.||Highest temperatures included 98 degrees at the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley International Airports, 96 degrees in Reading (Berks County), West Chester (Chester County) and Fork Township (Northampton County), 95 degrees in Doylestown and Quakertown in Bucks County and 94 degrees in Pottstown (Montgomery County). ||A stalling front brought an end to the excessive heat on the 21st and to 90 degree high temperatures by the 22nd.
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