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Eventdex · Heat & Excessive Heat

HARPER

5523787

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Event typeevent_typeHeat
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id5,523,787
Episode IDepisode_id1,216,215
Begin UTCbegin_utc2006-07-16T18:00:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2006-08-01T05:59:00+00:00
StatestateOKLAHOMA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameHARPER
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceOFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeTemperatures reached triple digits across the area starting in mid-July and continued through the end of the month. Many locations at times reached 105 degrees of greater with higher heat index values. Overnight lows remained warm for much of this time also with most location only falling to 75 degrees or higher. The heat caused 10 fatalities across the area during this time period. Many fatalities occurred in homes that did not have fans or working air conditioners. Two men and three women died in the Oklahoma City metro area. One man was found dead on the northeast side of the city in his home where the air conditioner was broken. Another man died mowing his lawn at his home in the town of Harrah. A woman in The Village was found dead in her house where the A/C was not turned on. Another women was found dead in her home on the southwest side of the city. Her home did not have an air conditioner or fans. A third woman died at her home where the air conditioner was broken. In Mooreland in Woodward county, a woman died outside when she went to check on the water levels at a pond on her property. The woman fell and broke her hip which kept her from getting back to her home. Two people in Chickasha in Grady county died. The man was found dead in his home that did not have any air conditioning. A women had spent the day outside with friends. She then collapsed at her home which did not have air conditioning. In Lindsay in Garvin county, two people also died. One woman died in her home where the air conditioner was not running. A second woman was found dead on a dirt road near her home. She was walking from one home to another when she collapsed and eventually died. The paramedic services also made numerous calls for heat-related illnesses during this time.The heat also caused a portion of Interstate 44, on the west side of Oklahoma City, to buckle. The heat also caused a strain on several power grids causing local authorities to ask for people to minimize the consumption of power during the hottest parts of the day to prevent brown outs.
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