The Dexes / Heat / 5609748

Eventdex · Heat

SALINE

5609748

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event_typeHeat
ncei_event_id5,609,748
episode_id2,067,344
begin_utc1997-07-02T18:00:00+00:00
end_utc1997-07-02T23:00:00+00:00
stateILLINOIS
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSALINE
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeTemperatures rose well into the 90s, and high humidity raised the heat index to between 105 and 110 degrees. Near Carmi, a 32-year-old male construction worker died as a result of the heat. The man's body temperature was 106 degrees. The coroner ruled that the man, who alternated between digging and operating a backhoe, was primarily a victim of the heat and humidity. The heat index at Evansville at the time of death was 105 degrees.
year1,997

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