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| Event typeevent_type | Heat |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,523,787 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,216,215 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2006-07-16T18:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2006-08-01T05:59:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | OKLAHOMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | HARPER |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | OFFICIAL NWS OBS. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Temperatures 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. |
| Yearyear | 2,006 |
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